> Perhaps some of these dark UX patterns work in the short term. Maybe you get a couple extra email signups or some paid memberships. But longer term, I have to imagine this catches up with you
It's at least mentioned. I think this article is meant as a thought, not a thorough analytic study.
Not really, there's a lot of "perhaps" and "maybe" in those sentences unlike in the title. And indeed there's no reason to think dark UX patterns do not work in the long run - Google, Microsoft, Facebook and many more have been doing that for decades and there's still around and striving.
It's at least mentioned. I think this article is meant as a thought, not a thorough analytic study.