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From anecdotal evidence, it seems that Android users use the cloud a lot less than Apple users. By default, Apple users will have every piece of data on Apple's

From anecdotal evidence, it seems that Android users use the cloud a lot less than Apple users. By default, Apple users will have every piece of data on Apple's servers unencrypted (with unencrypted iCloud backups, and all files from Desktop/Documents uploaded to Drive). Apple puts it all on a nice, single screen that makes anyone with OCD want to turn every button "On" and send all their data over; and they're all turned on by default anyway. I don't have hard evidence for this, but I believe most Android people just don't end up turning that stuff on; many don't have backups, don't have all documents and Chrome downloads stored in the cloud by default, so they likely experience a lot more privacy by default. Again, all anecdote, but I think you'll find the same is true for your friends circles.

temp234 5y ago
Interestingly, if we are talking about actual, diagnosed, non-colloquial, real-bad-if-it-goes-untreated OCD... Jon Herschfield is a good writer about OCD who has it himself and this article series he wrote mentions some OCD manifestations that involve a deep fear of something happening on the internet https://www.sheppardpratt.org/news-views/story/moral-scrupulosity-ocd-part-two/ https://www.sheppardpratt.org/news-views/story/moral-scrupul... Here's more info on how people with obsessive compulsive disorder might experience obsessions and compulsions related to matching, symmetry, correctness. https://peaceofmind.com/education/types-of-ocd/perfectionismsymmetry/ https://peaceofmind.com/education/types-of-ocd/perfectionism...
- concinds 5y ago
  Indeed! I don't know how to refer to this in a colloquial way because while having every single switch on a single screen isn't exactly a dark pattern, it does incite many people to just turn everything on because they "paid for it" and want "the best and greatest".
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  - temp234 5y ago
    Maybe FOMO, misplaced trust in authority, or nudge theory? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudge_theory https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudge_theory Definitely know the overall effect you're talking about by putting all the setting switches together in a low-context roll, and especially the use of "reward" colors (green!) for flipping a switch on. One of the "life hacks" that gets thrown around for spending less time on your phone is to go into the settings and replace the screen colors with a monochrome color palette.

temp234 5y ago

Interestingly, if we are talking about actual, diagnosed, non-colloquial, real-bad-if-it-goes-untreated OCD... Jon Herschfield is a good writer about OCD who has it himself and this article series he wrote mentions some OCD manifestations that involve a deep fear of something happening on the internet https://www.sheppardpratt.org/news-views/story/moral-scrupulosity-ocd-part-two/ https://www.sheppardpratt.org/news-views/story/moral-scrupul... Here's more info on how people with obsessive compulsive disorder might experience obsessions and compulsions related to matching, symmetry, correctness. https://peaceofmind.com/education/types-of-ocd/perfectionismsymmetry/ https://peaceofmind.com/education/types-of-ocd/perfectionism...

concinds 5y ago
Indeed! I don't know how to refer to this in a colloquial way because while having every single switch on a single screen isn't exactly a dark pattern, it does incite many people to just turn everything on because they "paid for it" and want "the best and greatest".
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- temp234 5y ago
  Maybe FOMO, misplaced trust in authority, or nudge theory? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudge_theory https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudge_theory Definitely know the overall effect you're talking about by putting all the setting switches together in a low-context roll, and especially the use of "reward" colors (green!) for flipping a switch on. One of the "life hacks" that gets thrown around for spending less time on your phone is to go into the settings and replace the screen colors with a monochrome color palette.