> It could be because they want to try your app. It implies nothing about long-term goals.
How does "use" imply long term? Is trying an app not at attempt to make use of it?
> It's forcing a user who only wants to try the app to lie
I didn't even notice that as I wrote it, but you're absolutely right. "skip", "continue", or even "not now" would be more neutral. This stuff really gets in your head without you realizing it when its so pervasive.
It could be because they want to try your app. It implies nothing about long-term goals.
>Highlighting "later" is a user-positive nudge
The label "later" is itself a dark pattern. It's forcing a user who only wants to try the app to lie, which exploits the principle of consistency (as documented in Cialdini's "Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion") to manipulate them into continuing to use the app.