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by nilved 3159 days ago
How is posting it clearly on their website minimizing the truth? As a reasonable person, don't you think that if they were trying to minimize the truth, they would just not include it like everyone else?
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I’m not commenting on the posting on the website, I’m parsing the parent post’s assertion, wherein (s)he said they didn’t think using grey to minimize facts presented was a dark pattern. I question that logic. Obfuscation is a dark pattern IMO, even if gently applied (like in this case) because using any method to downplay facts is a deterrent to knowing the truth.