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See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44886997#44928597 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44886997#44928597

• eviks 1y ago
  Oh, thanks, so it's even worse than I thought - it's an intentional degradation of user experience for financial benefit
  • account42 1y ago
    To support a DRM business no less.
  • jraph 1y ago
    Sounds like most tech companies with their ads and and tracking.
    • account42 1y ago
      We should have higher standards than "usual big tech dark patterns" for our open source project infrastructure though.
      • jraph 1y ago
        100% agree. I wish people ranted about it more for the actual big tech dark patterns though. Here we are not even close IMHO.
  • skylurk 1y ago
    I'm fond of it. Even if I was paying, I don't think I would change it.
  • akk0 1y ago
    I do find it more noble to pursue degradation of the user experience for its own sake, but we do live in a capitalist society.