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philip1209
on Feb 18, 2022
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Can Slack-mania be cured with systemized disciplin...
This behavior is caused by the presence indicator. People subsconsiously are afraid that closing Slack will signal to their boss (and team) that they're not working. However, the result is that they spend their days slacking - not working.
Presence indicators are a dark pattern.
tvaughan
on Feb 18, 2022
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With Twist,
https://twist.com/
, everything is a thread and no presence indicators
ungamed
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I think the name indicates its intentions quite clearly. Make employees slack.
sjaak
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> they spend their days slacking
what's in a name?
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Presence indicators are a dark pattern.