Bolt has a cool web interface and they really don't want you to use it

Re:Bolt has a cool web interface and they really don't want ... by usrn on Sunday June 19, 2022 @09:27AM (#31799166)

Push notifications. Once someone is hooked on the site a notification can get them back into the dopamine feedback loop very easily. I think this is why restaurant chains have started giving people free food to install their apps too (along with all the data they can sell now.)

I think smartphones would be much less popular if people understood why corporations love "apps" so much. It's nothing like the older PC world full of software more or less for its own sake.

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Re:Bolt has a cool web interface and they really don't want ... by sva_ on Sunday June 19, 2022 @09:43AM (#31799314)

> Push notifications.

Do people not turn these off? When I get an unwanted notification, I immediately withdraw permissions to send notifications, or even uninstall the app

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Re:Bolt has a cool web interface and they really don't want ... by pixl97 on Sunday June 19, 2022 @11:08AM (#31800098)

If your on HN you're already in a very filtered group that is less likely to be passive on abusive technology.

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Re:Bolt has a cool web interface and they really don't want ... by OtmaneBenazzou on Sunday June 19, 2022 @09:54AM (#31799402)

bold of you to assume that the average user knows how to disable anything on their phone

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Re:Bolt has a cool web interface and they really don't want ... by doliveira on Sunday June 19, 2022 @10:24AM (#31799661)

Kind of scary to imagine the experience of such an average user. "Evil" is not a bad word to describe the attitudes of such apps and services.

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Re:Bolt has a cool web interface and they really don't want ... by sva_ on Sunday June 19, 2022 @10:29AM (#31799716)

I suppose you need to have some idea of how the system is structured to even consider turning certain "features" off.

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