I happened to click a link that took me to the associated twitter X account for something I was interested in and was greeted by not one, not two, but four modern day web popups.

I know it’s nothing new. I’ve got a couple of firefox plugins that are usually quite good at hiding this sort of nonsense, but I guess they failed me today (or, I shudder to think, there were even more that were blocked, and this is what got through)

What’s the worst new/not-signed-in user experience you’ve encountered recently?

  • @dejected_warp_coreEnglish
    2•23 days ago

    Common language used to dismiss bad decisions like this:

    • We need to track and meet our metrics for the quarter
    • Engagement for $FEATURE is down, so we have to take measures to get people to take notice
    • It’s opt-in/opt-out, so it’s the right thing to do
    • It’s only a one time thing and then the system remembers1 what the user selected
    • Only new users are affected - our power users will put up with it
    • It’s just a minor inconvenience, really
    • It’s just a website

    1 - Oh, did you turn off cookies or clear your cache? Sorry about that.

    • @[email protected]English
      2•23 days ago

      Pretty sure you just triggered every developer and/or person who had to sit through a product meeting.

      Though you missed the last bullet point: Our user surveys showed that people would actually prefer these changes

      • @dejected_warp_coreEnglish
        1•22 days ago

        Pretty sure you just triggered every developer and/or person who had to sit through a product meeting.

        NGL, I was feeling very uncomfortable myself by the end of typing said list. Is it hot in here? I need to lie down.