• SSTF@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Attention theft is an existing term, though it’s used to describe bad practices by marketers. I suppose it’s bad that the term has had to come into existence, but it is good that it exists as a way to talk about bad practices more easily.

    • pkmkdz@sh.itjust.works
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      5 months ago

      (not) fun fact: In game there is analogical term for “making player addicted” called “dark patterns”