Everyone thinks they are the exception to Pavlovian incentives, brainwashing, dark patterns and social engineering. That can't possibly be the case. Everyone th

Everyone thinks they are the exception to Pavlovian incentives, brainwashing, dark patterns and social engineering. That can't possibly be the case. Everyone thinks $XX.99 doesn't work on them, but it still does. You wouldn't design security for a system on the premise that your users are too smart to mess up, so why make the distinction for yourself personally. The intellect is stronger than the will. Remember the story of Odysseus handcuffing himself to a pole to avoid the lure of the Sirens.