The Scarcity and Pressure to Make Decisions and Placing Guilt in the Users Lap
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The article discusses how certain design patterns in technology can induce anxiety and shame in users, and the sole comment on the post acknowledges the issue while sharing a personal anecdote.
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abstractspoon
3 months ago
Every time I see a closing down sale ad on FB I add a 'scam' comment in the hope people pause for maybe 5 seconds before proceeding
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