YSK : Dark patterns among large companies are becoming more mainstream

You Should Know@lemmy.world – 502 points – 7 months ago

The Internet is starting to Break - Here's Why.

While it is no secret that exploitative practices are interlaced with capitalistic tendencies, the practices are becoming intolerable. Signing up to pay usually takes only two clicks that are prominently visible whereas cancelation options are hidden away in deep settings requiring multiple clicks. Pricing often feel arbitrary with no reference points. Every large company grows with the intention of exhibiting monopolistic behavior. This is not sustainable and should not be tolerated.

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.....fuckkkk. that's fair.

...and then your friend and family don't care about those either 🙃

I do think some of this is just fatigue. The usual way to deal with this is to either pick one or a few things to try to actively address, or just buckle down and wait for things to improve. Both lead naturally to a situation where it's hard to get a critical mass of people to respond on any one subject.