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You're allowed to like dark patterns. Doesn't make them any less dark. They manipulate you to get you to play more. But you are allowed to enjoy it. Trying to save your ego or pride by pretending is silly.


I don't agree that they are dark though.

> Trying to save your ego or pride by pretending is silly.

Now you really convinced me!


> I don't agree that they are dark though.

But they are. That you disagree is immaterial.

> Now you really convinced me!

Convincing you isn't important to me. Correcting you is.


No, they are not and you have no authority in this matter.

> Convincing you isn't important to me. Correcting you is.

Truly, a martyr for the greater good.


> No, they are not and you have no authority in this matter.

I don't need it. English does as well. Your desire to change the definitions of things to suit your narrative means you are wrong.

> Truly, a martyr for the greater good.

Better that than a martyr for ignorance.




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