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So you're not disputing that dark patterns are useful and effective, just that you don't like hearing them pointed out?

• chc 8y ago
  I don't know how you could possibly get that from "I'm so tired of the constant drone of comments suggesting self-sabotage as a would-be dark pattern." What I'm saying is that without a lot more development, there's nothing to suggest that this putative dark pattern actually exists. There is no reason to believe that self-sabotage is a beneficial act, but people constantly suggest it as one based on some magical thinking around "publicity." It has more in common with a conspiracy theory than anything else.
  • mikec3010 8y ago
    It's done all the time in the entertainment industry so it wouldn't be surprising to see it leveraged here. And even if its not being employed overtly, another way of interpreting my message is that these companies receive a net positive just by being in the "controversy" whether they intended to or not. I have heard a lot more about the PS4 platform from all the clever hacks people have come up with than I have about the 360 or xbone, and if I were to buy a console it would likely be a PS4.