Dark Patterns at Checkout: The Tricks Websites Use to Make You Spend More

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Preview โ€” The Goal

๐Ÿ•ณ๏ธ The Goal: You came to buy one thing. Somehow the cart has three, plus 'shipping protection' you don't remember adding, a subscription you thought was one-time, and a countdown timer sweating you toward the BUY button. None of that is accident โ€” they're DARK PATTERNS: interface tricks scientifically designed to move your money while dodging your attention, and they're now regulated (and fined) around the world because they work so well. This pack is the field guide: the seven tricks you'll see this week, and the checkout ritual that makes you immune to all of them at once.