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reevaluate the way we design Fediverse interfaces and clients - njms - Ethical anti-design, or designing products that people can't get addicted to. (njms.ca)
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"Again, Twitter's interface was very intentionally designed to maximize the amount of time per day a person spends online. The Fediverse really doesn't need that, but it has it anyway. That's why I'm proposing that we reevaluate the way we design Fediverse interfaces and clients in light of how we can best strike a balance between creating a positive experience and one that puts the well-being of the person using your product first."

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 years ago (2 children)

Very interesting topic. I'm curious which features of Lemmy could be considered dark patterns, and how we can avoid them.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 years ago (1 children)

I think lemmy already have a good amount of anti-design. The users don't have a public visible karma pool, badges awarded, gold, etc. The voting system is used mostly to hide bad content, and not to sort it.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 years ago (1 children)

We also recently added a user setting to hide scores, which is def better for people who want to avoid obsessing over points. that'll be in the next release.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 years ago

OwO thank you.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 years ago

Endless scrolling. See my other comment on this thread.