Show HN: Generate avatars from user initials

Re:Show HN: Generate avatars from user initials by wastedhours on Saturday October 07, 2017 @07:02AM (#15423291)

Not heard of it before, but my interpretation is:

For a service where the early adopters are predominantly male (perhaps an invalid assumption, but a lazy tech stereotype), you have the default picture be the outline of a female to incentivise the male to "correct" the default by uploading their own picture (demonstrating they're a male, rather than female).

Interesting thought process if my interpretation is correct.

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Re:Show HN: Generate avatars from user initials by wingerlang on Saturday October 07, 2017 @08:30AM (#15423503)

And/or that the service seems to have more female participants?

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Re:Show HN: Generate avatars from user initials by wastedhours on Sunday October 08, 2017 @10:19AM (#15428295)

The OP was referring to an "evil growth marketing tactic" - it wouldn't be as evil if it were mainly for empathy with the user base rather than as a dark pattern.

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Re:Show HN: Generate avatars from user initials by lasserafn on Saturday October 07, 2017 @07:03AM (#15423295)

Wow, I expected something else. That is actually interesting!

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