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Re:Ask HN: How does it feel to be a dark pattern programmer? by proc0 on Saturday March 06, 2021 @09:26PM (#26372571)
Why dark pattern? It seems it's like online sales, something a person would be doing back when you had to tell someone you where terminating your membership with anything. It's just now all online, and IMHO a few screens is better than answering someone's questions, granted it can still be annoying.
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Re:Ask HN: How does it feel to be a dark pattern programmer? by anticristi on Sunday March 07, 2021 @02:56AM (#26374102)
Honestly if someone was this insisting IRL, I would start feeling harassed. "D00d, just cancel my membership and leave me alone."
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Re:Ask HN: How does it feel to be a dark pattern programmer? by Nextgrid on Sunday March 07, 2021 @05:59AM (#26374882)
The difference is that IRL you can escalate the situation which means the person on the other end is incentivized not to let the situation escalate (a visibly pissed off customer isn't a great sight for other potential customers), thus they're unlikely to be as pushy.
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