this post was submitted on 15 Dec 2023
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This is a community for designs specifically crafted to make the experience worse for the user. This can be due to greed, apathy, laziness or just downright scumbaggery.

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[–] Xusies 209 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Dark patterns are taking over everywhere

[–] [email protected] 124 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Almost as bad as the "Enable new feature? / Not now" options

No, NOT not now; never. Never.

[–] [email protected] 79 points 11 months ago (2 children)

“Would you like to disable the ‘Not Now’ option?”

[ Not Now ]     [ Just Once ]

[–] [email protected] 23 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

“Would you like to disable the ‘Not Now’ option?”

[ Not Now ]     [ Just Once ]

[–] [email protected] 19 points 11 months ago

angry upvote :|

[–] [email protected] 43 points 11 months ago (1 children)

OMFG, the "not now" option (also disguised as an "ask later" button) makes me want to break things. I'm seeing this happening everywhere!

Load up an app? REVIEW THIS APP! (YES/NOT NOW)

Log into your bank account? SIGN UP FOR E-BILLING! (YES/ASK LATER)

Want to order something online? SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER!! (OK/REMIND ME LATER)

Want to pay your utility bill? RATE OUR SERVICE! (OK/REMIND ME LATER)

🤬

[–] [email protected] 32 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Load up an app? REVIEW THIS APP! (YES/NOT NOW)…

Want to pay your utility bill? RATE OUR SERVICE! (OK/REMIND ME LATER)

My policy is: Apps that interrupt me to ask for a review will get a 1 star review. I’ll add comments about wanting to be left the fuck alone and please sthaaap with the thirsty pop ups and emails - if it is convenient to do so. Hulu keeps bugging me on my XBox and I’m not entering an explanation with a fucking remote control (WTF ARE THEY THINKING?) so they just get 1 star with no explanation. Fuck’em. They asked for my opinion so they’re getting it.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago

This is the way!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

“For more inf…” hyperlink that doesnt expand text even if there is space and takes you straight to the buy page.

[–] arin 16 points 11 months ago

Not even dark patterns, dark labyrinth.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

There are always alternatives.