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If those are dark patterns, then most websites I visit violate that
by voidUpdate 2y ago
If those are dark patterns, then most websites I visit violate that
- ben_w 2y agoYes? That's the headline and the opening paragraph...
- voidUpdate 2y agoI read that as specifically about marketing subscriptions, I mean in general
- ssss11 2y agoSo much of everything marketing and sales is unwanted.
- kombookcha 2y agoThat's the disturbing part, isn't it - it's completely normalized to the point that most of the sites you're gonna pass through on a given day will be doing it to some degree. It's like if in literally every room you entered on a given day, there was one of those street peddlers who accost you to make you sign a subscription to something or other. Sure you can just firmly tell him no a couple of times and he'll back off, but going through your day like that sucks!
- HumblyTossed 2y agoI'm unclear what your comment is implying. Is it okay then, because websites do it? Is it not okay, so why didn't the paper also include websites? I just not tracking...