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you can avoid them by not being a horrible person
by rabbits_2002 3y ago
you can avoid them by not being a horrible person
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- arendtio 3y agoSadly, it is not that simple. E.g. if your boss wants to see the numbers, and the dark pattern performs better. Just yesterday we discussed how the 'business' trumps the 'user': https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38483181 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38483181 Sometimes, measuring long-term effects might be an option, but that might also not help. I am still in favor of fighting for a good UX, but you should not categorize everybody as a horrible person who builds such crap (even though I want to too) ;-)