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648 points yoavfr | 1 comments | 05 Sep 25 12:36 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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latexr ◴[05 Sep 25 13:14 UTC] No.45138173[source]▶
As I opened the website, the “16” changed to “17”. This looked interesting, as if the data were being updated live just as I loaded the page. Alas, a refresh (and quick check in the Developer Tools) reveals it’s fake and always does the transition. It’s a cool effect, but feels like a dirty trick.
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tantalor ◴[05 Sep 25 13:16 UTC] No.45138198[source]▶
It's a dark pattern
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diggan ◴[05 Sep 25 13:25 UTC] No.45138298[source]▶
Maybe I'm old or just wrong, but "dark pattern" for me means "intentionally misleading" which doesn't seem to be the case here, this is more of a "add liveliness so users can see it's not static data" with no intention of misleading, since it seems to be true that the data is actually dynamic.
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1. zestyping ◴[06 Sep 25 06:57 UTC] No.45147217[source]▶
It is indeed misleading. It is showing an untruthful value, and an untruthful change in value, on purpose. A small lie, perhaps—but nonetheless a lie.