While I was poking around the web, looking for a Christmas gift for my Arts Editor, I ran across a site which occasionally pops up a soft sub-window announcing that, “Joe just bought XYZ”. It lingers for a moment, and then goes away.<\/p>\n
And I Hated It.<\/p>\n
It’s one thing when social nudges are used to move folks to make good social choices, such as utilizing employer 401Ks or becoming Organ Donors in case of death.<\/p>\n
But on a commercial site, it’s not appropriate. Hell, how do I even know these are authentic?<\/p>\n
And the sad part is that this is a site selling products which – they claim – are eco-friendly. It’s\u00a0Karst<\/b><\/i>, who sell stone paper and woodless pencils, for which trees are not consumed. Or – now – so they say. Now I’m inclined not to buy from them, because I dislike manipulation.<\/p>\n
They’ve pissed me off.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
While I was poking around the web, looking for a Christmas gift for my Arts Editor, I ran across a site which occasionally pops up a soft sub-window announcing that, “Joe just bought XYZ”. It lingers for a moment, and then goes away. And I Hated It. It’s one thing \u2026 Continue reading