EST. MMXXVI · A PUBLIC RECORD
2 ENTRIES · LIVEConfess
SYSTEM ONLINEVOL. I — № 00002LATEST 2D AGO

The public
ledger of
design crimes.

A permanent record of the dark patterns, manipulations, and exploitations designed by those who now seek to atone. Every entry was intentional. Every contribution funds the next generation of designers, engineers, researchers, product managers, founders, and entrepreneurs — at the School of Critical Design.

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We didn’t think it was harm. We knew. Or maybe we didn’t. But now we do. Now we pay back what we took — and fund the designers who’ll do better.

— Operated by Neeley Worldwide Ltd · School of Critical Design is its education armLetter № I / Spring MMXXVI
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How this works.

  1. 01

    Confess.

    Submit your story. From the small nudge you green‑lit to the career‑defining manipulation you led. Anonymous or attributed — your choice.

  2. 02

    Give — if you choose.

    Confessions are free to submit and publish — $0 is an option. Any contribution is entirely voluntary and buys nothing: $10 to $10,000,000, the weight is yours. We moderate, then publish to the public ledger.

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    Fund.

    Every contribution, less payment‑processor fees, funds scholarships at the School of Critical Design, the education arm of Neeley Worldwide Ltd — covering course places for recipients and the cost of delivering them. The same group operates the ledger and runs the School — see About for the full disclosure.

$23,010funded to date
2confessions filed
147scholarships funded
$0required to confess
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Choose your weight.

$0 → $10,000,000
$0No contribution
$10A nudge
$100A mistake
$1,000A pattern
$10,000A system
$100,000A career
$1,000,000An empire
$10,000,000A dynasty

Pay back
what you took.

Begin confession