Well, our language is a very blunt instrument and often gets in the way of clear and nuanced communication. Almost all the products advertised as free ask for

Well, our language is a very blunt instrument and often gets in the way of clear and nuanced communication. Almost all the products advertised as free ask for some other form of payment. Not all of them are harmful, far from it, but we fail at discussing it if we can't even name these different variations. There is the game platform that will give you games for free because it wants you to register so there is less friction later on when you want to buy something there. Also, this way you have registered your mail in order to send you ads. Many services on the web are free but this time they mine your personal information in order to target ads Free to play games want to hook you like an addict using manipulation techniques. Etc They are all very different, and not necessarily all bad, but we don't even differentiate them that well in my opinion.