Mastodawn

Cogito ergo mecagoendios Mar 5, 2024

I just saw a toot explaining a useful "youtube fixer" firefox add on that removes "for you..." and "people also search..." from search results.

This made me realize how far we have come the wrong way: we are now in THE AGE OF ADVERSARIAL FEATURE DESIGN. Product creators introduce anti-features to attempt to divert user attention AWAY from what they want. Users are captive to the ecosystem because the software USED TO BE useful, and they actively have to block against new features to keep it so.

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tekhedd

@elrohir "Aversarial Feature Design"

Adversarial feature design.

The name is important. We've all been aware of this for years. But giving it a name makes it real, easier to talk about, allows us to attach comments and opinions to it, and of course the media and lawmakers won't even really report on it unless it has a catchy name.

Adversarial Features. It sounds hyperbolic but the reality is so much worse, even.