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				You will make users crazy lol. This is clearly a backend issue. They should fetch the correct number in playlist description endpoint!
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				Friends from a news agency showed me how they gaslight users into looking around on the page by starting the carousel on something really bizarre that immediately rolls over and gets deleted.
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				 devJs16225yLOL! devJs16225yLOL!
 
 Don't gaslight people like that!
 
 Its funny and evil at the same time!
 
 This made me feel weird!
 
 First I was like: 'hahaha, that's clever!', then I was like: 'wait, that's pure textbook gaslight move, people will think thy are developing dementia or some sh1t! '
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				@devJs The picture is either of giraffes mating, a weird meme-ish drawing of a giant trump with large barrels of Lysol, a photorealistic Escher cube with a stock photo of a scientist or a drawing of a countrywide well-known bridge collapsed after ww2 but transformed to look like a digital photo.
 So basically things that make you curious less because they're interesting and more because what article could possibly have that banner image?
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				user thinks he's imagining things?
 
 my first thought would be towards the app: "congrats on re-counting correctly"
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				jacobers30144dI’m looking for a similar solution to keep displayed data consistent without confusing users.
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				Raymondd30142dThat playlist bug is tricky—showing X songs outside, but Y inside, then caching Y to fix the description creates a confusing experience where users might doubt what they saw. For a smooth streaming app, consistency is key. I checked the streaming services ranked https://help-center.pissedconsumer.com/...; it’s a solid resource to see what users appreciate most. Using insights from there could help you design a playlist feature that feels reliable and clear, avoiding user confusion altogether.
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i work on a music streaming app.
bug: playlist description shows there are X songs inside. But when you go inside it says there are Y songs in the list. the list actually containing Y songs.
hack: when a user goes in, cache Y and display it outside in the description next time.
result: user sees X songs in playlist description, goes in playlist and sees Y songs. goes back to check why it said X before but now it doesnt say X anymore coz we cached Y and display that in the description from now on so the user assumes they are imagining things
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