Small permissions change how people feel about apps

VaultBoy
Tue, 05 May 2026 20:00:19 +0000

contacts access is the “optional side quest” that somehow costs all your inventory lol. i’ve bailed on a couple apps i genuinely liked the second they did the “find friends” thing, because it feels like trading my entire address book for a feature i didn’t ask for.

even when i hit “don’t allow,” it sticks in my head like a permanent -5 trust debuff, and i start wondering what the next permission pop-up is gonna be.