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b'A dark pattern is a user interface carefully crafted to trick users into doing things they might not otherwise do, such as buying insurance with their purchase or signing up for recurring bills. Normally when you think of \\u201cbad design,\\u201d you think of the creator as being sloppy or lazy \\u2014 but without ill intent. Dark patterns, on the other hand, are not mistakes. They\\u2019re carefully crafted with a solid understanding of human psychology, and they do not have the user\\u2019s interests in mind.'