[outloudvi]

I'm worried about the situation when Dark Patterns are not widely recognized enough as a malicious practice for users.

Half a month ago I see someone on Twitter defending its own product design as "transparent and nothing hidden" - the "$0 now, then $15/month in 14 days" description where all text after "$0" are small and in grey. I don't think it maintains trust between the product and users, and thus it doesn't seem like a good thing.

[signatoremo]

Without knowing the product in this case, the two scenarios can be different. It one is billed $15 now refundable within 14 days, it’s more likely than not that they would forget to cancel, and therefore lose at least a month of subscription. If it’s $O, then they wouldn’t be billed for 2 weeks, and presumably have a chance to reconsider.

[saxenaabhi]

For anyone wondering seems to be this post: https://x.com/zilvestro/status/1967567592358289904

[ketzu]

> "transparent and nothing hidden"

That's the response I got on from quite a few people on german speeaking reddit, also calling me an idiot :)

[zelphirkalt]

Don't let reddit idiots gaslight you. There are aot seriously deranged people running around on reddit, who are eating up mainstream corporate propaganda and lies without any questioning at all. I some subreddits they are the majority and paying attention to what those clowns thing can only be a negative for your own health.