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Re:Dark Patterns - User Interfaces Designed to Trick People by abalone on Saturday August 31, 2013 @05:00AM (#6306285)
That argument would make sense if PayPal charged a lower fee for bank withdrawals. They don't. They "gouge" merchants just the same.

It's literally a case of using UI to steer customers towards a method that's worse for customers and no better for merchants.

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