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This is the social equivalent of the opt-out dark pattern. A lack of complaints should never be interpreted as approval. Generally people try to be agreeable
by mulmen 5y ago
This is the social equivalent of the opt-out dark pattern. A lack of complaints should never be interpreted as approval. Generally people try to be agreeable and avoid conflict. You clearly know that people do not like your keyboard but you are putting the burden on them to ask you to stop. You have made a decision that internalizes the benefits but externalizes the costs.
- spear 5y agoI did ask my co-workers. No one complained. You are otherwise reinforcing the point that you can't just bring whatever equipment you want to the office, as the parent poster claimed.
- mulmen 5y agoAsking them is still putting the burden on them to be disagreeable. I am reinforcing no such point. I bring my own keyboard but it isn't noisy. I also bring my own mouse.
- spear 5y agoI didn't say my keyboard was noisy. For someone who gives advice on being agreeable, you sure make a lot of malicious assumptions.
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