Vitalik Buterin speaks out! This time he aims to 'regulate' food delivery apps for all users.

Recently, Uber founder Travis Kalanick made a statement about “tips being the psychology hacker for maximizing profits,” directly bringing the industry's unspoken rules to the forefront.

Unexpectedly, this statement caught the attention of Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin. He directly spoke up and proposed a hardcore solution: we need more “adversarial UIs!”

🛡️ What is “Adversarial UI”?

In simple terms, it means using magic to defeat magic. When an app is designed to “black” you, use plugins to protect yourself in return.

V's vision is: he hopes that the operating system can allow plugins to directly overlay the interfaces of all ride-hailing/delivery apps, forcing the display of the final total price that includes all taxes, fees, and expected tips, leaving hidden fees nowhere to hide.

🎯 Core Conflict:

• Travis's Entrepreneurial Mindset: Leveraging psychology and design to transform tips into a tool for maximizing profits.
• User Mindset of V God: Use technical means to counteract and completely return the right to know and the right to choose to users.

This is not just about a few dollars in tips; it's a philosophical clash about whose interests technology should serve. When platform design becomes “adversarial,” user protection design must also keep pace.

Summary in one sentence: When your interface wants to “hack” me, my interface will strike first.

What do you think of Vitalik's idea of “plugin justice”? Do you support using technical means to enforce price transparency?

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