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Dear Customer, Shame on You. (40 Examples)

32 points by behnamoh 4y ago

cratermoon 4y ago
[ ] Yes I would love to give you all my PII and my bank account number [ ] No, I want to kill a schoolteacher, a kitten, and three dozen orphans,
- tjpnz 4y ago
  A paddy wagon is now speeding to your home.
atoav 4y ago
This is one sure way to remind me of the fact that I can't trust your brand. There are few companies I trust as a customer and every single one of those would loose my trust if they did that.
- nullfield 4y ago
  Once you recognize the dark pattern, too, it’s easy not to feel anything as you click around it except for obscenities directed at the company. Like… they have to have A/B tested it and decided doing this was worth it, right? Except they really have no way of calculating the loss of reputation and customer goodwill, so I guess the joke is on them.
mdrzn 4y ago
Is example 17. real?
- moreira 4y ago
  It's unbelievable. You're selling flowers; why do you have to bring up politics? I feel like a lot of people would do well to revisit the old adage not to discuss politics, sex, or religion, particularly with strangers - or worse, potential customers.
- hgazx 4y ago
- kop316 4y ago
  I was curious too: https://flowersfordreams.com https://flowersfordreams.com After clicking around and going to checkout...I cannot recreate it?
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paskozdilar 4y ago
The main pattern is trying to construct a false dichotomy, implying that, if you don't do what they want, you're a horrible person in some way - and forcing you to basically say "yes I'm a bad person" in order not to do something. That is absurd. Not doing something is a default state, and the choice of not doing something should always be the default. I have an irrational level of hate towards everyone who is trying to construct such a false dichotomy in communication with me. It shows basic lack of respect for me as a human being, it is manipulative, and ultimately it's just communicating in bad faith. No tolerance for confirmshaming. Everyone who participates in such activity is a bad actor in my book.
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ricudis 4y ago
I love this pattern. I actually enjoy clicking at the "NO, I'm an asshole and I'd rather kill 5 kittens than buy this amazing shit for only $x". When did we became so insecure that we seriously let websites guilt us rather than have fun with some designers' imagination? Also, 17 is amazing.

32 points by behnamoh 4y ago

[ ] Yes I would love to give you all my PII and my bank account number [ ] No, I want to kill a schoolteacher, a kitten, and three dozen orphans,

tjpnz 4y ago
A paddy wagon is now speeding to your home.

atoav 4y ago

This is one sure way to remind me of the fact that I can't trust your brand. There are few companies I trust as a customer and every single one of those would loose my trust if they did that.

nullfield 4y ago
Once you recognize the dark pattern, too, it’s easy not to feel anything as you click around it except for obscenities directed at the company. Like… they have to have A/B tested it and decided doing this was worth it, right? Except they really have no way of calculating the loss of reputation and customer goodwill, so I guess the joke is on them.

mdrzn 4y ago

Is example 17. real?

moreira 4y ago
It's unbelievable. You're selling flowers; why do you have to bring up politics? I feel like a lot of people would do well to revisit the old adage not to discuss politics, sex, or religion, particularly with strangers - or worse, potential customers.
hgazx 4y ago
kop316 4y ago
I was curious too: https://flowersfordreams.com https://flowersfordreams.com After clicking around and going to checkout...I cannot recreate it?

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paskozdilar 4y ago

The main pattern is trying to construct a false dichotomy, implying that, if you don't do what they want, you're a horrible person in some way - and forcing you to basically say "yes I'm a bad person" in order not to do something. That is absurd. Not doing something is a default state, and the choice of not doing something should always be the default. I have an irrational level of hate towards everyone who is trying to construct such a false dichotomy in communication with me. It shows basic lack of respect for me as a human being, it is manipulative, and ultimately it's just communicating in bad faith. No tolerance for confirmshaming. Everyone who participates in such activity is a bad actor in my book.

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ricudis 4y ago

I love this pattern. I actually enjoy clicking at the "NO, I'm an asshole and I'd rather kill 5 kittens than buy this amazing shit for only $x". When did we became so insecure that we seriously let websites guilt us rather than have fun with some designers' imagination? Also, 17 is amazing.