> The stench of MBAs and quarterly profit optimizing execs is all over the valley. A good explanation for the increasingly normalized dark patterns ruining use

> The stench of MBAs and quarterly profit optimizing execs is all over the valley. A good explanation for the increasingly normalized dark patterns ruining user experience on the web. "Conspiratorial"? You bet. Have we not seen huge (and small) companies committed to screwing the public in as many ways as they can? It's not by accident, there's a widespread, condescending disrepect of users and just plain old conspiratorial maliciousness, intent on manipulating users and squeezing more profit. Google's search results design (backtracked for now) is a clear symptom.