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A bit confusing that there isn't any submit button or other indicator that shows me that my preference is saved.

Otherwise, a cool feature; didn't know about it until now.

You do get immediate feedback "Subscribed!" directly below the radio button when you click it, and the box you choose turns green.

It felt pretty obvious to me.

the box turning green feels as having selected something, not actually submitted, and the "Subscribed!" line is far from the where you did the action, and disappears after a moment.

I don't know if this is a good design or not, just sharing my opinion as someone else who took a bit to understand I had actually subscribed.

I also was sort of expecting the example to change :/

I had the exact same feeling - I was unsure of whether I should be seeing a "save" button or not - and I didn't know whether the site had saved my response automatically.

It's a very subtle approach, but it's a little too subtle for my taste.

There's is an indicator: When you choose a subscription frequency, "Subscribed!" appears beneath the box.

It disappears after just a few seconds, though. That might be why you missed it.

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