Hey Brian — this piece resonated with me, and I found myself coming back to it recently. Curious where your head is on this now, nearly two years later.
The way you frame dark patterns as trust-eroding by design still rings true — maybe even more now, as those same interface choices scale into broader public systems.
At Signal / Noise, I've been exploring how design functions like a language — one that quietly shapes what we perceive as credible or real.
Poe had a line I keep thinking about: “Too bad dark languages rarely survive.”
Well I basically gave substack all my facebook friend data with a single click. You know because knowing when my friends make a substack is that important to me.
Is it a dark pattern when commercial bank sites, at sign on, pop up a question about earnings or other personal info? Is this not just an entry for subsequent marketing of bank products?
Hey Brian — this piece resonated with me, and I found myself coming back to it recently. Curious where your head is on this now, nearly two years later.
The way you frame dark patterns as trust-eroding by design still rings true — maybe even more now, as those same interface choices scale into broader public systems.
At Signal / Noise, I've been exploring how design functions like a language — one that quietly shapes what we perceive as credible or real.
Poe had a line I keep thinking about: “Too bad dark languages rarely survive.”
Not holding my breath.
Well I basically gave substack all my facebook friend data with a single click. You know because knowing when my friends make a substack is that important to me.
Is it a dark pattern when commercial bank sites, at sign on, pop up a question about earnings or other personal info? Is this not just an entry for subsequent marketing of bank products?