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drekipus 56 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Help Keep Thunderbird Alive

I don't think it's a dark pattern. Just a common marketing thing. Not "everything that annoys me" is a dark pattern.

account42 55 days ago | [–]

Most "common marketing things" are dark patterns. Being common does not make it right and we expect better than common for people who want our donations.

addandsubtract 55 days ago | [–]

Stealing the function of the back button is a dark pattern.

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