ShiverMeTimbers@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoWhat's the most manipulative thing you've ever done?message-squaremessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up193arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up186arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the most manipulative thing you've ever done?ShiverMeTimbers@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square59fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareByteOnBikes@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up50arrow-down1·1 month agoI work in web dev and one of my jobs is to get you to engage more. Maybe it’s buy more products. Maybe it’s read more content. Maybe it’s click on the button. Maybe it’s like and subscribe. Sometimes I do it with good UI. Sometimes I do it with dark patterns. Sometimes I do it by not allowing you to opt out. I also get data to increase that number based on human behavior. The worst part – im one of millions of people and companies who are doing this. We are all wanting your attention.
minus-squareLucy :3@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up21·1 month agoWish I would land a job like this, to poison the data.
minus-squareFuryMaker@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoYeah, but most websites look like garbage, and the first thing I do if I see popups, unblocked ads, or bad design, is close the tab. Is that intentional?
I work in web dev and one of my jobs is to get you to engage more.
Maybe it’s buy more products.
Maybe it’s read more content.
Maybe it’s click on the button.
Maybe it’s like and subscribe.
Sometimes I do it with good UI. Sometimes I do it with dark patterns. Sometimes I do it by not allowing you to opt out.
I also get data to increase that number based on human behavior.
The worst part – im one of millions of people and companies who are doing this. We are all wanting your attention.
Wish I would land a job like this, to poison the data.
yeah, sure
Yeah, but most websites look like garbage, and the first thing I do if I see popups, unblocked ads, or bad design, is close the tab.
Is that intentional?