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0 pointsakira25011y ago0 comments

> and we as a society would rather risk everything than be arsed to take few additional steps

Large manufacturers would like you to think this. It would provide them a convenient excuse for not even trying to differentiate the market along these lines.

> We (the society) don't even want to change the default password on most things.

Actually.. I just want to use my device _first_ and not go through some manufacturer controlled song and dance of dark patterns.

In my experience, if you don't pre load the user with this garbage, and then wait for them to have an actual _need_ that depends on the feature, they're FAR more compliant with following even lengthy instructions to get it done.

It's more a problem of aligned benefits and timing than anything else.

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yetihehe1y ago

> In my experience, if you don't pre load the user with this garbage, and then wait for them to have an actual _need_ that depends on the feature, they're FAR more compliant with following even lengthy instructions to get it done.

Nope, they want to have it working out of the box like with any other manufacturer out there. If you enable functions only after user wants it, they will comment "this sh*t doesn't work" on your app store page. Then you have to respons to each comment with "what doesn't work, could you specify please?" and then after several days that user has enabled the functionality, but in the mean time several another gave such comments.

akira2501OP1y ago

> they will comment "this sh*t doesn't work" on your app store page.

What if I told you those 3% of people will say this no matter what you do. These comments and the reality of your product are entirely disconnected. We had a small userbase and added voice uploads into the app; unsurprisingly, about 3% of them are clearly impaired in some way when they leave a message. [x-files theme].

In any case, a simple "Fast / Slow Setup?" question to start is all you need, and a "Do More Setup?" after they finish one item has, again, in my experience, been entirely sufficient.

Reasonable people understand, "oh.. this needs the cloud.. and I didn't do that part yet.. so I'll go ahead and click the 'social media provider' button." If you also decide this is a good time to ask about a news letter, well, you got what you bargained for.

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