False Lights, Shipwrecks and Dark UX: Why Tricking Customers Backfires
Cornish wrecking folklore gave us false lights on dangerous coasts. Modern dark patterns do something similar online — improving a metric while making the experience worse.
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Do Cornwall's Ancient Places Really Line Up? Ley Lines, Holy Wells and the Stories We Draw Across the Landscape
Cornwall has real stone alignments and rich traditions around sacred places. Following the lines means asking which connections were built, which were remembered and which were added later.