Halloween is the one night a year dark patterns are on theme.
Built two cancel screens for a concept photo app in code with Claude Code. Same plan, same customer about to leave. Which one keeps more of them, A or B?
Option B might save more users in the short term, but Option A builds long-term trust! Have you noticed if guilt trip patterns lead to higher permanent churn down the road?
B keeps more for sure! That "2,431 memories vanish forever" + sad ghost hits hard 😭 Orange CTA vs tiny grey "I don't care" - no contest. Dark pattern but perfect for Halloween! 👻