Reply to post: Re: It's all obvious when you know them

The seven deadly sins of the 2010s: No, not pride, sloth, etc. The seven UI 'dark patterns' that trick you into buying stuff

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Re: It's all obvious when you know them

... a good salesperson with a decent product doesn't need any of these tricks.

Indeed ...

But many a good salesperson will quickly end up out of a job if they don't employ those tricks, usually the idea of the company's ever busy marketing droids.

But those utterly despicable abortions of nature respond to a boss, who in turn responds to management, who in turn responds to upper management, who in turn responds to the board who in turn ...

You get the idea.

It boils down to nothing but corporate greed at its best.

O.

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