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Why do we fall for this behavior over and over again? As long as we trade freedom for convenience, this will continue.

eeZah7Ux 9y ago
We are suppose to act like the theoretical rational customer, yet concerns about potential bait and switch get called "conspiracy theory". Long term thinking is so uncommon it's almost frowned upon.
gkya 9y ago
I'm always amazed how easy it is to lure people with castrated fancy UI and things like emoji.
- netsharc 9y ago
  Each new iOS update comes with new emojis nowadays, which is a great way to nudge the mainstream user to keep their OS updated...
- matwood 9y ago
  The Welcome to the Macintosh podcast has fascinating multi-part series on emoji, and why they are such a big deal.
- s73v3r_ 9y ago
  You're seriously downplaying the usability and simplicity improvements Slack brought to the table.
  - gkya 9y ago
    No, I'm not. For one, I've never used it. The parent comment was referring to how they provided endpoints for programs connecting through open protocols, and now that they have some sort of critical mass, just dismissing the users of the service that utilize it through those. And my comment supports the viewpoint that we fall in for UX and convenience and low/no cost, then get screwed like this.
    - s73v3r_ 9y ago
      "No, I'm not." Yes, you are. That is a large reason why Slack became popular in the first place. Nobody "fell for" the UX and convenience; those were solid improvements that people took to because they made things better.
      - gkya 9y ago
        I'm not going to play this game of yes you are no I'm not, but even if you're right, then that's not actually the topic of the dicussion: both I and the initial commenter was talking about how they lured people in with UX stuff or solid improvements like you said, and now pulled of this move.
slig 9y ago
After the Posterous downfall, I remember people here claiming the exact same thing. And yet we fell again for Medium.

We are suppose to act like the theoretical rational customer, yet concerns about potential bait and switch get called "conspiracy theory". Long term thinking is so uncommon it's almost frowned upon.

gkya 9y ago

I'm always amazed how easy it is to lure people with castrated fancy UI and things like emoji.

netsharc 9y ago
Each new iOS update comes with new emojis nowadays, which is a great way to nudge the mainstream user to keep their OS updated...
matwood 9y ago
The Welcome to the Macintosh podcast has fascinating multi-part series on emoji, and why they are such a big deal.
s73v3r_ 9y ago
You're seriously downplaying the usability and simplicity improvements Slack brought to the table.
- gkya 9y ago
  No, I'm not. For one, I've never used it. The parent comment was referring to how they provided endpoints for programs connecting through open protocols, and now that they have some sort of critical mass, just dismissing the users of the service that utilize it through those. And my comment supports the viewpoint that we fall in for UX and convenience and low/no cost, then get screwed like this.
  - s73v3r_ 9y ago
    "No, I'm not." Yes, you are. That is a large reason why Slack became popular in the first place. Nobody "fell for" the UX and convenience; those were solid improvements that people took to because they made things better.
    - gkya 9y ago
      I'm not going to play this game of yes you are no I'm not, but even if you're right, then that's not actually the topic of the dicussion: both I and the initial commenter was talking about how they lured people in with UX stuff or solid improvements like you said, and now pulled of this move.

slig 9y ago

After the Posterous downfall, I remember people here claiming the exact same thing. And yet we fell again for Medium.