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Re:Digital Psychology by taneq on Friday July 03, 2020 @08:21AM (#23723324)
People who call it "digital psychology" are probably trying to tell themselves that it's OK to do this stuff and that they're not the baddies.
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Re:Digital Psychology by DomenicoMazza on Friday July 03, 2020 @08:42AM (#23723470)
Possibly, they might also think the only purpose or use of psychology is for that effect. I'm studying psychology in my spare time and it is an amazing tool for unlocking human potential. The only reason to know about 'dark patterns' is to grow up and find better ways to capture value through digital media by actually doing something for the user.
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Re:Digital Psychology by TheSpiceIsLife on Friday July 03, 2020 @09:06AM (#23723617)
> The only reason

Are you certain _you_ have divined _the_ only reason already?

In your _spare time_.

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Re:Digital Psychology by DomenicoMazza on Saturday July 04, 2020 @04:47AM (#23731049)
I don't really click with what you're saying. It sounds like a riddle to me.

To be clearer I could have said 'the only good reason'. Implying any other use that I can think of (while lucrative) is nefarious.

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