That is not 2 separate buttons on the right, like I initially thought clicking through checkout.
this post was submitted on 04 Jul 2023
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I see your point, and of course each user’s interpretation is going to be different.
But I think you made another good point in your second paragraph - the effectiveness of these is dependent on user ignorance.
I’m not saying by any means that it’s the user’s fault if they fall prey to hostile UI, but there is some responsibility on the user to actually read what they’re clicking before they click, in the sense that you can protect yourself from a lot of scenarios like this just by taking a moment and reading.
I understand that’s easier said than done, trying to help my parents with technical support items is infuriating to watch them click “ok” on a dialog box and then ask you afterwards what it said - like, there’s an easy solution: read, then click. Not the other way around.