I can't say for certain that this is caused by my ADHD or not, but I have a "sensitivity" to dark patterns. That is to say, dark patterns bug me more than they probably should.

Hiding the pricing until after signup is a dark pattern. It's a clear case of the company optimizing for their interests over mine and they are therefore unworthy of my trust (or so my brain tells me). After all, what other user-hostile design decisions are they going to make?

What ends up happening is that my brain puts its guard up, and keeps it up. It's constantly on the lookout for more subtle tricks and corner cutting.

Furthermore, I'm offended that they think I'm that stupid (but that's probably the developer in me and not my ADHD).

The landing page piqued my interest but then let me down. Hard. Not because $40 a month (as reported by another user here) is too much, but because I find dark patterns to be morally repugnant.

[0] https://edgefoundation.org/the-fairness-imperative-adhd-and-...

P.S. I struggled to write this as its first thing in the morning and I haven't even had coffee.

Anyways, the person I responded to used a quote from the article to support their point, but that quote isn't sourced, because, well, it's clearly opinion masquerading as fact. And since there's no author, no-one has to answer for it, or support their assertion with logic, facts and reasoning.

Be careful what you wish for.

[0] https://www.narcity.com/moving-provinces-canada-ontario-albe... https://www.narcity.com/canadian-emigration-people-leaving-c... https://www.narcity.com/canadians-leaving-canada-emigration-... https://www.narcity.com/canada-immigration-emigration-2024

There are more, but I think you get the idea.

Added: The entire premise... that there is a sudden wave of inter-provincial migration is nonsense. As is the claim that there is a wave of emigration.

https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/71-607-x/71-607-x2022017...

https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=171000...

BTW, your "source" is an AI generated article by a local blog. It's not news.

It's very simple. You said you didn't think Spain would ever "fight alongside US forces in Europe or elsewhere". I pointed out that recent history unequivocally proves you wrong. But instead of conceding the point you're changing the criteria to some imaginary scenario that makes it impossible for anyone to counter-argue.

So yes, you're right... I have no idea how Spain would respond to some imaginary scenario playing out in your head right now. But I do know what their actual, historical record is. There are dead and maimed soldiers that prove it.

It's such a disgrace for American civilians to make up some vague hidden criteria for why allied deaths and injuries don't "count". Furthermore, it's exactly this kind of demeaning talk that might makes allies not want to help in the future.

>Yes, and it demonstrated the point that I made.

Lol. Sure.

I recently tried LinkWarden and Linkding - neither of which I was particularly fond of.

It's a perfect argument. You declared that Spain (and Portugal) would likely not help in a NATO action. Yet, recent history proves you directly and unequivocally wrong. Spanish blood was spilled to prove that point, so maybe have some respect?

>How many times has Spain been attacked? Not a great argument.

>...

>And Spain in particular is unwilling to increase defense spending - why is that?

You answered your own question. Well done.

Note: I'm not supporting their decision, just pointing out that it's arguably quite rational from a certain point of view.

Lastly, the linked article still doesn't say what you claimed it said. If you were responding to a falsehood, that doesn't excuse confidently posting another falsehood.

It's a valid complaint, don't get me wrong... but insisting on not fixing it as some sort of moral stance is only hurting yourself.

People are weird, man.

"THIS COMMON MEDICATION IS DANGEROUS FOR ADHD WOMEN!" & "THIS STRANGE HABIT IN PREGNANCY INCREASES THE RISK OF ADHD!" are just two examples.

I'm sure it's a good podcast but I find this practice distasteful at best and absolutely abhorrent when you're directly targeting mental health patients with poor impulse control and self-regulation issues.

(I want to emphasize that I know you mean well :-) )

2) The linked article doesn't say what you claim it says. The Cdn. military is advising the government to go ahead with the entire F-35 purchase. That doesn't necessarily mean the civilian government will agree. We just don't know yet.

https://github.com/jordanbaird/Ice

https://github.com/FelixKratz/SketchyBar

https://www.macbartender.com

I think there's a native solution (finally) coming in the next MacOS.

Even if there isn't, I might find it useful because I currently have my dock set to only show running apps (one side effect of that mode is that folder stacks no longer work).

This might not be new or exclusive to Canada - it's just the first I've noticed it.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g9xgj2429o