01 Advertising Creep More ads. Same subscription. 02 Price Creep The bill evolves faster than the product. 03 Feature Fragmentation One product becomes several purchases. 04 Artificial Scarcity Scarcity as a conversion tool. 05 Engagement Tax A tiny action creates ongoing demands. 06 Platform Lock-In Everything works until you leave. 07 Choice Illusion Several doors. One real exit. 08 Convenience Tax Self-service, somehow with a surcharge. 09 Loyalty Penalty Staying costs more than arriving. 10 Upgrade Escalation The upgrade prompt never graduates. 11 Access Downgrading Yesterday’s access becomes today’s upgrade. 12 Paywall Creep Paid access develops paid access. 13 Notification Saturation Useful alerts become engagement bait. 14 Infinite Engagement The bottom of the page disappears. 15 Algorithmic Replacement Your choices become suggestions. 16 Promise Reversal The original bargain changes later. 17 Rentalization Ownership becomes recurring access. 18 Exit Resistance Easy in. Difficult out. 19 Intellectual Disrespect The reasoning is the insult. 20 Preference Amnesia The choice is real. It just doesn’t stick. 21 Responsibility Diffusion All of the control. None of the contract. 22 Subscription Creep You bought it. Now you rent it back. 23 Weaponized Curiosity They know the answer. You pay to find out. 24 Dependency Stack Leaving one thing means leaving everything. 25 Intellectual Asymmetry You see it once. They've tested it on millions. 26 Sexualization Creep Whatever keeps you scrolling gets amplified. 27 Justify the Exchange Taking more? Prove what's given back. 28 Dependency Principle The harder to leave, the more they can take. 29 Feature Shrinkflation Same product. Less product inside. 30 Promissory Product Monetization Money now. Delivery risk yours. 31 Digitally Contingent Ownership You own it. They still control it.