Ah, some online petition on #changeDotOrg for a worthy cause; okay, I will sign it. Hm, support this cause with a donation sounds good, I guess, I heard from them; okay, I will donate some bucks. Hm, I have been buying ad views for my cause - a bit strange, but... well, it's the cause.

Ah, my confirmation of my donation... ah, and... a confirmation of... a monthly donation membership in the same amount - how unexpected?!?

Ah, to alter this, I need to set up an account? Well, let's do this. So now I can manage my "monthly donation membership"... hey, I can change the amount... but to no less than at least 5 EUR as minimum amount.

Ah, so there can I explicitly cancel my unexpected "membership". Yes, I am a heartless, cruel b**tard and I f**king want to cancel it - do not make me come for my initial donation I made in good faith.

Oh wow, there are some unexpected delays when cancelling a "membership", so this is processed immediately (feels like "believe me, honest, pinky promise"), but website updates and emails might take up to 24h to show up, and if they do not, I can always contact support to... 😠 🤡

Ah, so at least the confirmation of my #changeDotOrg "membership" made it through after some moments.

Whatever credibility there was by promoting change, this way of interacting with people believing in a cause has burned it to the ground for me.

Interactions like these make me petition my MP for regulating / criminalising the use of such #deceptive #darkpatterns.