[tjbiddle]

So, let me get this straight: - OP ignores the obvious "This does not fit the free tier" warnings when setting up their app. - OP does not pay attention to any billing metrics or even bother to try and understand the pricing beforehand. - OP gets hit with a $990 bill. - Amazon gives all the money back, plus free credits. - OP complains.

AWS should have kept their money and OP should've learned their lesson proper.

[bovermyer]

The author of the post also calls out that the mistake was his, despite the occasional muttering about "dark UI patterns."

I spend a lot of time in AWS, and I have trained myself to be extra careful about reading the fine print when using the UI exactly for the reason the author describes.

The author calling out his own stupid mistakes elevates him in my eyes, not the reverse. Honesty and recognition of wrongdoing in oneself are important traits.

[znpy]

> The author of the post also calls out that the mistake was his, despite the occasional muttering about "dark UI patterns."

Yeah I saw that like, and lolled. The author does indeed admits his/her mistakes, but proceeds to kinda blame it on AWS anyway.

It's like like saying "look I am no racist but <insert some very bad racist phrase here>".

[asynch8]

But, so, at what point, like how many people have to experience making this mistake, does it have to be for it to become AWSs problem?

Everyone makes mistakes, you can either help them not make these mistakes or do nothing and blame it on the users.

[bovermyer]

That's a terrible analogy.

AWS's UI is bad. The author's mistake was exacerbated by this, even if it wasn't directly caused by it.

[asynch8]

The problem that I had AWS was that it felt hella confusing, flooding you with information about services they provide and their AWS-specific buzzwords, sort of drowning out a lot of the important info