Apparently not even then, in the case of .DS_Store. Another comment quoted from Wikipedia:
Starting at macOS 10.12 16A238m, Finder will not display .DS_Store files (even if you ran defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES in Terminal to show hidden system files).
On Unix and Unix-like systems when a file or directory name starts with a
.its hidden by default.This convention is maintained in the UI for MacOS so you don’t see the
.DS_Storedirectory unless you ask to show hidden files.Apparently not even then, in the case of
.DS_Store. Another comment quoted from Wikipedia:Wikipedia