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Yeah, this is the real reason they do this even though they know it annoys you. It is a very strong signal of price sensitivity, it’s because they can’t ask “do you feel like you still have money left over” after each purchase.

Somewhere some data scientist made the world more annoying. Similar to how they figured they could make more money by putting milk in the back of the store.

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And this is why seemingly innocuous things need to be regulated. Culture hacking for profit isn't dumping mercury in the water supply, but the dark patterns degrade the environment as if they were poison. You can't fix or regulate all of it, but doing what is practical, to disadvantage predatory commercialism, can add up to a huge benefit to society.

The whole thing is designed as psychology journey. First buy veggies to ease your conciousness, then but sweets and vine.

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