a dark pattern is not simply something you don't like. javascript is a useful tool, not a dark pattern. it can be used to implement dark patterns, but words a

a dark pattern is not simply something you don't like. javascript is a useful tool, not a dark pattern. it can be used to implement dark patterns, but words actually have meanings and the way you use it is not what "dark pattern" means. "javascript is a dark pattern" is as much a meaningless statement as "emacs is a dark pattern" or "you're a dark pattern"