There was a good discussion on this as part of the LinkedIn stock price 40% drop: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11042278#up_11042899" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11042278#up_11042899</a> Many of the comments for the article discussed LinkedIn&#x27;s dark patterns.