EST. MMXXVI · A PUBLIC RECORD
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CASE № 0013817.04.MMXXVIUSD 1,000 · PAID IN FULL

I designed the 'you'll lose your streak' modal. My only metric was retention. I never asked what it was doing to people opening the app at 2am from hospital beds.

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Streak mechanicsEmotional manipulationAddictive design

This entry is a permanent part of the public ledger. The reparation paid by the confessor — USD 1,000 — funds scholarships at the School of Critical Design for designers committed to refusing this kind of work.

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