I appreciate your point that as many people need to know the meaning accusations and that meaning is important, and I agree.

However regarding your other claims- I dont work on websites, I know the term "dark pattern". so your assertion that "nobody else knows what it is" is false. You might then argue that I'm still in tech, but that's just another goalpost that I can reach anyway: if you google for the term you'll find vox articles, explainer sites, even newyorktimes articles using this term.

So yes, it's a common place term and your assertion to the contrary does not hold any water.