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For every site that annoys the crap out of you with these “dark patterns” there are probably 10x that don’t - that people don’t visit and don’t buy from. To fi
by supernovae 7y ago
For every site that annoys the crap out of you with these “dark patterns” there are probably 10x that don’t - that people don’t visit and don’t buy from. To fix the internet we have to fix our behavior and not PUT our money into systems that we find appalling.
- rchaud 7y agoIt's a trade-off. ~20 years ago, when aggregator sites like Priceline, Hotwire, Kayak and the like became mainstream, we stopped seeing the individual sellers, and started picking based on a table of prices. It seems inevitable that companies started gaming their pricing so they could appear on the top of the list.
- sixplusone 7y agoYes, but they may employ some of the patterns at certain times, or get bought and then apply them. You still have to be aware of what schemes to look out for.