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Could be neat, but I’m really dissuaded by requiring an email signup to try it out


They don't validate the email, so just register with whatever@portraitart.app and let them spam themselves.


Use a personal domain with a default address that filters to a mailbox then use a different email address for every site you use. This plus random passwords from a password manager contains the privacy leakage, blast radius of credential loss, and keeps your mail spam free.


Or, you know, just don’t normalize indiscriminate email collection as a filter for using a service.


Ship sailed? Your solo rage boycott won’t change the incentive structure of the universe. Thus adblockers, black hole email addresses, etc. Using the service without providing back the value also creates incentive to avoid the dark pattern in a way that’s a stronger reinforcement than simply not using.


I have that and do that, but it still dissuaded me from using this service. I may have a large tinfoil bat but I still have some standards.


Have to send user notification in email, because the processing queue could be long.


A progress bar on the website would do. And if the user closes a browser tab, you can cancel their job.


Or just keep a cookie to know which job to show if the user comes back. You don’t even need a cookie banner for something that simple with no personal information.


I’m happy refreshing for results. I really don’t want to “sign up” until I know I’m happy with the results.




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