I recall in another FB thread that shaming employees was not totally frowned-upon if it planted the seed in the engineer that they should maybe reflect on what they're contributing to and consider alternative work.
Would shaming designers that are complicit in these dark patterns be a similar, favourable way of movement towards a better direction?
I actually finished a book that tries to do that[1]. But I don't believe enough designers are told from their peers that maybe the way they’re exercising their knowledge of design theory and psychology is being shitty towards people.
Thank you for this point (and book recommendation). It has clarified my thinking on dark patterns, something I've long suspected. We need to (re)educate designers about the mistakes they're making, in service of what I assume are data- hungry marketing employees.
I also enjoyed and support the phrase from the article: "confirmshaming."
Would shaming designers that are complicit in these dark patterns be a similar, favourable way of movement towards a better direction?
I actually finished a book that tries to do that[1]. But I don't believe enough designers are told from their peers that maybe the way they’re exercising their knowledge of design theory and psychology is being shitty towards people.
[1] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44432844-ruined-by-desig...