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Oh, thanks, so it's even worse than I thought - it's an intentional degradation of user experience for financial benefit

I'm fond of it. Even if I was paying, I don't think I would change it.

jraphOP9mo ago

Sounds like most tech companies with their ads and and tracking.

We should have higher standards than "usual big tech dark patterns" for our open source project infrastructure though.

jraphOP9mo ago

100% agree. I wish people ranted about it more for the actual big tech dark patterns though. Here we are not even close IMHO.

To support a DRM business no less.

akk09mo ago

I do find it more noble to pursue degradation of the user experience for its own sake, but we do live in a capitalist society.

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eviks9mo ago

Oh, thanks, so it's even worse than I thought - it's an intentional degradation of user experience for financial benefit

I'm fond of it. Even if I was paying, I don't think I would change it.

jraphOP9mo ago

Sounds like most tech companies with their ads and and tracking.

We should have higher standards than "usual big tech dark patterns" for our open source project infrastructure though.

jraphOP9mo ago

100% agree. I wish people ranted about it more for the actual big tech dark patterns though. Here we are not even close IMHO.

To support a DRM business no less.

akk09mo ago

I do find it more noble to pursue degradation of the user experience for its own sake, but we do live in a capitalist society.

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