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Ever since /r/thebutton reached HN we noticed 3 times the number of clicks we normally have around this time.

jsmeaton 12y ago
Didn't finish reading the article, opened up the subreddit and then clicked the button. Wondered why I couldn't click it again and seen the side bar. So impatient. Forever purple. "You only get one click" or something right next to the button would have been awesome.
- pests 12y ago
  That was the point I think. Just a button with no instructions. Do people blindly click a button for no other reason it is in front of them? Without knowing what it does?
  - Loughla 12y ago
    That's it to me. It proves my personal theory of trust. If you create something so large and peaceful(ish) that people instinctively trust it, you can get away with anything. What if the button ran something malicious on your machine? What if it permanently deleted your account and banned that username from ever being used again? What if that button permanently banned you from reddit? These are things no one considered, because reddit is just a big, friendly Lenny. Put that button on 4chan. See what happens there.
    - zedadex 12y ago
      > instinctively trust it, And their own knowledge > What if the button ran something malicious on your machine? presses button 'This site attempted to download something to your computer. Download?' no > What if it permanently deleted your account and banned that username from ever being used again? 'reddit pissing off thousands of users over an april fool's joke' -> I'm guessing not > These are things no one considered, because It's not in flash, we know what HTML's limits are, etc etc
      - 67726e 12y ago
        You might now that, but do those thousands of other users?
  - ChikkaChiChi 12y ago
    The instructions are right there. Perfect demonstration of what happens when you don't create a linear expectation for the customer. :)
  - monk_e_boy 12y ago
    More that that - do they have any curiosity at all? My first instinct was 'what is this?' and I waited and watched. It's amazing how many people don't have that. Their first instinct is click oh, what have I done?

Didn't finish reading the article, opened up the subreddit and then clicked the button. Wondered why I couldn't click it again and seen the side bar. So impatient. Forever purple. "You only get one click" or something right next to the button would have been awesome.

pests 12y ago
That was the point I think. Just a button with no instructions. Do people blindly click a button for no other reason it is in front of them? Without knowing what it does?
- Loughla 12y ago
  That's it to me. It proves my personal theory of trust. If you create something so large and peaceful(ish) that people instinctively trust it, you can get away with anything. What if the button ran something malicious on your machine? What if it permanently deleted your account and banned that username from ever being used again? What if that button permanently banned you from reddit? These are things no one considered, because reddit is just a big, friendly Lenny. Put that button on 4chan. See what happens there.
  - zedadex 12y ago
    > instinctively trust it, And their own knowledge > What if the button ran something malicious on your machine? presses button 'This site attempted to download something to your computer. Download?' no > What if it permanently deleted your account and banned that username from ever being used again? 'reddit pissing off thousands of users over an april fool's joke' -> I'm guessing not > These are things no one considered, because It's not in flash, we know what HTML's limits are, etc etc
    - 67726e 12y ago
      You might now that, but do those thousands of other users?
- ChikkaChiChi 12y ago
  The instructions are right there. Perfect demonstration of what happens when you don't create a linear expectation for the customer. :)
- monk_e_boy 12y ago
  More that that - do they have any curiosity at all? My first instinct was 'what is this?' and I waited and watched. It's amazing how many people don't have that. Their first instinct is click oh, what have I done?