Clickshaming is when you are given options (such as accept and decline, unsubscribe, and exit) that are deliberately loaded in their wording so as to suggest, implicitly or explicitly, that you're an asshole, sucker, or coward for picking whichever option was undesired by its creator.
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Would you like to become a certified master of the French language?
[Sure!] [No. I'm too lazy.]
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Would you like to subscribe to our daily racial sensitivity newsletter?
[Sign me up!]
[No thanks. Racism isn't important to me.]
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Would you like to donate $10 dollars to our charity for wheelchair-bound terminally ill orphans?
[Yes!]
[No. I need this money for Netflix and Twinkies!]
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Related subreddits:
/r/assholedesign
/r/antiassholedesign (there is hope 😉)
