I certainly do use Lemmy every day, so it’s definitely attractive. It doesn’t seem to be causing any harm yet, so I guess it’s still far from being addictive in the technical sense of the word.
Just remembered that Reddit has streaks and achievements now. Could you call that a dark pattern? Either way, it’s definitely manipulating the users into spending more time on Reddit than they otherwise would, and that’s the first step towards addiction. IMO that sort of thing is clearly unethical and pretty dark in general. By contrast, Lemmy doesn’t have that sort of “engagement enhancing” corporate cancer.
I certainly do use Lemmy every day, so it’s definitely attractive. It doesn’t seem to be causing any harm yet, so I guess it’s still far from being addictive in the technical sense of the word.
Just remembered that Reddit has streaks and achievements now. Could you call that a dark pattern? Either way, it’s definitely manipulating the users into spending more time on Reddit than they otherwise would, and that’s the first step towards addiction. IMO that sort of thing is clearly unethical and pretty dark in general. By contrast, Lemmy doesn’t have that sort of “engagement enhancing” corporate cancer.