You Were Never Just Browsing. The Store Was Built To Trap You.

Podcast: Earnest Mann - Earnest Perspectives · Earnest Mann

Opublikowano: 2026-10-12

The store was designed before you walked in. Five manipulation tactics with industry names are doing the work on you every time you shop — the Gruen transfer, the decompression zone, the roach motel, confirm shaming, and drip pricing. This episode names them, shows you what each one actually costs you, and makes one thing clear: you didn't fall for it. Somebody built it. Sources referenced: the FTC staff report Bringing Dark Patterns to Light (Sept 2022); FTC v. Amazon.com — filed June 2023, dismissal denied May 2024, $2.5B settlement announced Sept 2025; researcher Harry Brignull's documentation of the roach mote...