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Re:Reddit Welcomes Michael Seibel to Board of Directors by buzzkillington on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @09:34PM (#23484355)
>The majority of users will use the app.

In the same way that the majority of users use pintrest. Until you train them to close the site out of reflex.

Re:Reddit Welcomes Michael Seibel to Board of Directors by iknowstuff on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @11:12PM (#23484867)
You bring up a good point. There is certainly a line, which, when crossed, will nudge more users to download the app, but also make the site unappealing to the point of avoiding it or clicking away. This might be a long-term, difficult to track&diagnose consequence of the dark pattern.