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Requiring users to toggle a setting in order to achieve normal expected behavior is defacto a dark patten.
by JoshTko 3y ago
Requiring users to toggle a setting in order to achieve normal expected behavior is defacto a dark patten.
- dymk 3y agoWhat other hotel booking site shows you the price with all fees included? As far as I can tell, Airbnb is the only one that even gives you the option.
- flangola7 3y agoOther hotels having dark patterns does not make them not a dark pattern.
- paxys 3y agoIf everything is a dark pattern then nothing is a dark pattern. Not advertising the various state and local taxes up front and instead calculating them at checkout is nearly 100% of transactions work in this country.
- JoshTko 3y agoAre you seriously asserting this?
- dymk 3y agoPut it this way: What store have you gone to (in the US) that shows you the price of the item with taxes included? Including taxes isn't the norm nor expected. Nor is including fees for the travel industry, with the notable exception of airlines. Airbnb giving you a toggle to show "With all fees" (but without taxes) is better than every other booking site out there.
- samtheprogram 3y ago...you were downvoted?!? I can't think of a more cut and dry example.