A Mobile App's Permission-Priming Flow

A mobile app's onboarding flow shows a full-screen prompt: "Turn on notifications to never miss a deal! 🎉" with a large "Turn On Notifications" button and, below it in tiny gray text with no visible tap target styling, "Maybe later." Tapping "Turn On Notifications" immediately triggers the OS-level permission dialog. If the user does tap the tiny "Maybe later" text, the same full- screen prompt reappears every time they open the app for the next 5 sessions before finally giving up.

1. Which specific elements of this flow are dark patterns, named individually, versus which parts (if any) are legitimate persuasive design? Justify the line you draw.
2. Explain the harm here in terms of user agency, not just annoyance — why does this subject's framework treat loss of agency as the deeper problem versus stylistic manipulation?
3. Redesign this flow to still make a real case for notifications (a legitimate business interest) without crossing into manipulation.