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1. OkayPhysicist · 1790802390 · focus · HN ↗

   I strongly believe A/B testing users without their knowledge and enthusiastic consent is unethical. If you don't have enough confidence in your changes to make them carte blanche, then don't make them at all. Users don't want their shit changing all the time.

   1. BeetleB · 1790808914 · focus · HN ↗

      If you eliminate A/B testing, you'll get "A" testing ;-)

      > Users don't want their shit changing all the time.

      Eliminating A/B testing won't solve this problem. Even without A/B testing, they make updates, etc.

      You might as well just say "Updating an online service without asking the user first is unethical."

      Oh, and how much are you paying for that service...?

      1. pixl97 · 1790813431 · focus · HN ↗

         The above post is more evidence that software developers are unethical.

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