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> People deserve to be able to make a living doing the work they do. Yes, but if they earn their living by trying to trick me into buying something by displayi
by boomlinde 13y ago
> People deserve to be able to make a living doing the work they do.
Yes, but if they earn their living by trying to trick me into buying something by displaying an animation that I could avoid watching by simply not downloading it, I deserve not to make their living.
- JacobJans 13y agoIf an animation tricks you into buying something, then it must incredibly magical. I'm imagining the animation somehow inducing you to open your wallet, get out your credit card, type in the credit card number, and your billing address, and then clicking 'Pay Now.' I want to know how this animation works. PLEASE TELL ME!
- mistercow 13y agoThe more common scenario is tricking you into clicking the wrong link or even downloading something. Softpedia's download page[1] is a perfect example of this. [1] http://darkpatterns.org/images/Softpedia-final-470x333.png http://darkpatterns.org/images/Softpedia-final-470x333.png
- boomlinde 13y agoI didn't say it works, but yes, the point of commercial advertisement is to trick you into buying things. I'm sure you can think of a less blunt way to say it, but I'm not sure how you could argue with it.