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Re:To improve search results on YouTube, use the search pref... by pgreenwood on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @07:47PM (#31995149)
Yes, like the way modern shopping centres seem to be designed to disorient.
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Re:To improve search results on YouTube, use the search pref... by nine_k on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @09:30PM (#32008969)
Not to disorient, but to force you travel past most isles, increasing the chance of impulse buys.
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Re:To improve search results on YouTube, use the search pref... by eurasiantiger on Thursday July 07, 2022 @02:48AM (#32010684)
No, they are literally designed so it is difficult to tell where you are and which ways lead to exits, because it increases the amount of impulsive purchases.

This mind trick is called the Gruen transfer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gruen_transfer

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Re:To improve search results on YouTube, use the search pref... by visarga on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @12:15AM (#31996647)
I thought they were just incompetent, but I think you're right.
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