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dark patterns refers to an assortment of online practices that are specifically designed to manipulate people (in order to take their money).
Richard H. Thaler • Nudge: The Final Edition
Deceptive patterns (also known as “dark patterns”) are tricks used in websites and apps that make you do things that you didn't mean to, like buying or signing up for something. For example:
Trick wording
Sneaking
Obstruction
Deceptive Patterns (aka Dark Patterns) - spreading awareness since 2010
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It is manufactured scarcity that I cannot accept.
Robin Wall Kimmerer • The Serviceberry: An Economy of Abundance – Robin Wall Kimmerer
“science is not a collection of truths,” but rather “a continuing exploration of mysteries.”
the hedgehog review • Mystery
I will no longer suffer voluntarily or silently or for long.
Glennon Doyle • Untamed
One woman’s life was changed when she realized that she could say, “I will not allow myself to be yelled at. I will go into the other room until you decide you can talk about this without attacking me. When you can do that, I will talk to you.”
John Townsend • Boundaries: When To Say Yes, How to Say No: When to Say Yes, When to Say No, to Take Control of Your Life
I was a woman who wasn’t going to take it anymore because I swear, I have taken so much already.
Priya Guns, Your Driver Is Waiting