While it is no secret that exploitative practices are interlaced with capitalistic tendencies, the practices are becoming intolerable. Signing up to pay usually takes only two clicks that are prominently visible whereas cancelation options are hidden away in deep settings requiring multiple clicks. Pricing often feel arbitrary with no reference points. Every large company grows with the intention of exhibiting monopolistic behavior. This is not sustainable and should not be tolerated.
Freaking Ironic using a VPN as a sponsorship for this video… VPN landscape is literary riddled with Dark Patterns. Surfshark are also guilty of applying these.
Those sponsored ads just tell me to avoid those companies. I’m not from the US, so some stuff goes right over my head (food delivery, clothing), but anything tech related (VPNs, browsers, password managers, etc.) I’ll just gonna double down to never use or look into those companies.
Most of the VPN ads simply lie as well. “Get more Netflix” except Netflix blocks most popular VPNs extremely quickly. “Be anonymous online” means “we can see all your activity.” Etc.
Usually the best way to go about things!