Reading this makes me think of dark patterns of things like cookie banners. The modern day magicians are trying to grift you out of a lot more than a ticket to

Reading this makes me think of dark patterns of things like cookie banners. The modern day magicians are trying to grift you out of a lot more than a ticket to their show. Exploit pattern recognition - This is the big one, of course It’s hard to think critically if you’re laughing. - Yeah you're probably not laughing when you come across a cookie banner, but you might be distracted by something else, like your desire to get to that recipe, how-to answer, etc., or maybe a huge pop up ad. Make the secret a lot more trouble than the trick seems worth - good luck trying to change your cookie settings after you've set them If you are given a choice, you believe you have acted freely - it's really a misleading choice with how these banners are designed. etc.