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kacesensitive
on June 26, 2023
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The 'fuck you' pattern (2021)
Can we stop calling these "dark patterns"
Same reason why blacklist and whitelist, black hat and white hat. Dark != Bad.
Eisenstein
on June 26, 2023
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Dark meaning absence of light, and light being something you can see, makes plenty of sense (transparent patterns, visible patterns vs dark patterns, obscure patterns).
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Same reason why blacklist and whitelist, black hat and white hat. Dark != Bad.