Kudos to the author for actually pointing these out. A lot of those are the patterns that everyone got used to: they can be seen universally across the Internet

Kudos to the author for actually pointing these out. A lot of those are the patterns that everyone got used to: they can be seen universally across the Internet, and some have been used for so long that it is probable that many users (and developers, and designers) don't even realize they are the dark patterns. Some are of course used intentionally, but I would guess some of the new web sites and web apps use them "just because everyone else does it". Unfortunately for us, there is no easy solution, though. I think that the suggested solutions are too lightweight to be convincing, although I agree with the general idea: do your research, get the real competitive advantage. But this is easier said than done, while the dark patterns are easier to use. Like the Dark Force. Not sure the Force wins in real life eventually, but I surely hope so.