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I recently registered as a user on Twitch, and was surprised by the amount of dark patterns there. It seems like every other action costs money, which isn't nec
by jackfrodo 8y ago
I recently registered as a user on Twitch, and was surprised by the amount of dark patterns there. It seems like every other action costs money, which isn't necessarily bad, but it makes me wary of clicking on anything because it seems half of them lead to a payment screen. It's just that there's no indication of what's a premium feature and what's not, and that's clearly intended to get users to want to perform an action and emphasizes what they're missing out on.
- _jal 8y ago> It's just that there's no indication of what's a premium feature and what's not This behavior drives me nuts, and I leave anywhere I see it and I can. It is just so hostile and obnoxious. I don't mind people wanting money for things, but this sort of thing immediately gives me the feeling of interacting with an adversary, that I need to consider implications and watch for double-crosses. It is really weird to me that people design their stores to feel untrustworthy and sneaky, but I guess it works well enough to keep them at it.
- jackfrodo 8y agoRight, and I think it's bad in the long run. If Twitch wants to become a bluechip brand, they're going to have to do a lot to make me at least sorta believe that they have my best interests in mind.