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It's a pattern, but definitely not dark or undisclosed. The system and rationale are explained in the HN FAQ and repeatedly reiterated by the mods. i.e This
by yaseer 4y ago
It's a pattern, but definitely not dark or undisclosed.
The system and rationale are explained in the HN FAQ and repeatedly reiterated by the mods.
i.e This is one of the things HN gives back to YC, for funding it.
Compared to online advertising, jobs posts targeted at a technical audience seems like a reasonable trade.
- paulcole 4y agoWhat do you mean “compared to online advertising”? It is online advertising lmao.
- jjulius 4y ago>It's a pattern, but definitely not dark or undisclosed. Isn't it a dark pattern something that you're not upfront about? Because... >The system and rationale are explained in the HN FAQ and repeatedly reiterated by the mods. ... I have to go to the FAQ (and how do you easily get to the FAQ when you're on https://news.ycombinator.com https://news.ycombinator.com, anyway? it's not exactly easy to find, I had to Google it) to learn about it, or a mod has to show up in a thread like this to mention it. There's nothing at face value when the post is on the front page that alludes to what it is, and I'd hardly say that removing the ability to comment on that post does much to clarify what it is. A pattern can be dark even if unintentionally.
- yaseer 4y agoTo get into pedantic semantics: Yes, I agree it's opaque- perhaps not totally clear on first sight. But a dark pattern has connotations of some intention to deceive, which I don't think is occurring here.
- dang 4y agoThe FAQ is linked at the bottom of every HN page.
- jjulius 4y agoD'oh. Egg, meet face. Thanks dang.
- dang 4y agoThe font is rather small.
- jjulius 4y agoEh, I don't even think I looked at the bottom, to be honest. Pretty sure I was posting in bad faith without realizing it[1]. Gonna give myself a break from here for a bit. [1]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32588809 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32588809