Strongly agree. Firms exist to separate users from their money, time, attention, etc. It follows that digital product organizations at nearly all levels are incentivized to thread dark patterns into their experiences, and healthy skepticism/awareness is a must for anyone spending time in these virtual spaces.

The internet indisputably made my life better growing up, but I had to learn how to use it (and not the other way around) through trial and error. There's no good reason young people today should have to start that learning journey at zero.