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NotARobot06 (talk | contribs) Change how it works section; some of it was irrelevant, and had an unsuitable tone imo. Clarify that the movement isn't about "sunken cost" but mainly about visibility, which is a prerequisite for action (as Rossman himself says). |
NotARobot06 (talk | contribs) no source for Clippy being "widely mocked", so removed section and wrote it in a more neutral tone (retaining original quotation from video) |
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===Clippy As a Symbol of Escalating Overreach=== | ===Clippy As a Symbol of Escalating Overreach=== | ||
Rossman uses Clippy to show how technology used to work purely for its intended purpose, in contrast to [[Dark pattern|dark patterns]] that are now widespread. | |||
[https://youtu.be/2_Dtmpe9qaQ?t=68 Change your profile picture to clippy. I'm serious 1:08]<blockquote>Whether or not you like Clippy, [...] the one thing that you could say, unlike Facebook who is trying to profit off of young girls that feel suicidal, Clippy simply wanted to help. | [https://youtu.be/2_Dtmpe9qaQ?t=68 Change your profile picture to clippy. I'm serious 1:08]<blockquote>Whether or not you like Clippy, [...] the one thing that you could say, unlike Facebook who is trying to profit off of young girls that feel suicidal, Clippy simply wanted to help. | ||
He might have been annoying, but he just wanted to help. | He might have been annoying, but he just wanted to help. | ||