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FTC study finds 'dark patterns' used by a majority of subscription apps and websites | TechCrunch in c/technology

[–] cschreib 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

If it is not indeed a new concept, it seems a great deal of people either didn't know about it, or refused to care. Rather than be annoyed at the rediscovery, perhaps a better outlook would be to rejoice that these same ideas are reaching more people through the new words than it did with the old?

New Study: At Least 15% of All Reddit Content is Corporate Trolls Trying to Manipulate Public Opinion in c/reddit

[–] cschreib 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I meant try for utopia. What you refer to isn't that.

New Study: At Least 15% of All Reddit Content is Corporate Trolls Trying to Manipulate Public Opinion in c/reddit

[–] cschreib 10 points 3 months ago (19 children)

That is cynical. Been hearing this all my life as an excuse for why we can't have nice things. If you don't try, you don't get.