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Re:Moral injury can occur in many contexts and populations, ... by DeathArrow on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @04:48AM (#30439448)
>Intrusive, maybe, but a dark pattern is 'deceit by design' whereas what you're describing seems to me 'being slightly annoying by design', which is a totally different thing.

We'll call it shitty pattern if you dislike dark pattern.

Re:Moral injury can occur in many contexts and populations, ... by liveinspain55 on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @05:08PM (#30447231)
fine. Dark patterns involve a deliberate attempt to defraud/deceive. Expanding the definition is not helpful.