Talk:Captology

The compare link to Wikinfo is based on simultaneous creation. Fred Bauder 20:55, Feb 5, 2005 (UTC)

Importance of the article
The importance of the subject is self-evident as it addresses the question of the credibility of a website such as Wikipedia. Fred Bauder 12:31, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

I like the fact that the "Is Google Making Us Stupid" article is linked here.

Society is not having the IMPORTANT conversation about human autonomy and the use of "persuasive technologies" to "change our behavior". Like, did we never learn anything from Greek philosophy? Human dignity demands human engagement and interaction, not robots shaping our behavior. Like, duh! I want to sit down with BJ Fogg and let him know that he's in dangerous waters, and don't be an asshole, and don't sell out to Facebook and Google. We need to put the robots down and engage with each other: on a seriously philosophical basis, not deal with "triggers" and "outcomes". I mean, fuck that shit. If you can't see it as fascism lite, you maybe need to check your head.

Sex
Sex also changes what we think and do, and there's a lot of it on computers. Pawyilee (talk) 17:44, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

Redirect to persuasive technology
A recent edit redirected this article to persuasive technology:. This seems reasonable to me but I feel there should be an opportunity for discussion first. If there's no objections, then I support reinstating the redirect. - Scarpy (talk) 20:54, 17 May 2017 (UTC)

Redundant
All three of these sentences basically say the same thing:

Captology or behavior design is the study of computers as persuasive technologies.

This area of inquiry explores the overlapping space between persuasion in general (influence, motivation, behavior change, etc.) and computing technology.

This includes the design, research, and program analysis of interactive computing products (such as the Web, desktop software, specialized devices, etc.) created for the purpose of changing people's attitudes or behaviors.

And that's almost the entirety of this article, as it now stands. I don't see the point of keeping this page around if this is all it offers. &mdash; MaxEnt 20:22, 29 July 2017 (UTC)