[npunt]

I'm trying to charitably understand what you're advocating for but it sounds like you're arguing that getting multiple people to use any app is criteria for dark pattern because once they do start using that app, to switch you have to convince them as a group. So.. should everyone use different apps? Or is a protocol the solution?

As far as where data is stored, which sounds a bit like a different argument, I guess what you're advocating for is some kind of peer-to-peer sync solution across family member devices that would work anywhere. That's cool but I think it may a lot of technical complexity vs a cloud solution, and it still doesn't change the fact that you still have the issue above about switching as a group.

It might be worth reviewing what dark pattern actually means - UI tricks to get people to do things they don't want to do. If people like a product enough that they convince others to use it as well, that's ... a good product? I get the data storage concern though.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_pattern

[ruph123]

I think you are interpreting too much into my side comment of “its a dark pattern I guess”. Hereby I retract this part of my statement.

[npunt]

Ah fair enough, I was probably being extra HN nitpicky myself. Cheers