I think people are confusing lock in with lack of choice. Any network platform is creating lock in through network effects and your data that is stored there i

I think people are confusing lock in with lack of choice. Any network platform is creating lock in through network effects and your data that is stored there is also creating some amount of lock in. You could choose to abandon that network for any other one, there will be some pain felt in regards to personal data but that's about it. In a lack of choice context, you literally have no choice. Like with many locations and the cable provider that you use. If you don't use them, you have no alternative. Most of these lock-in platforms are really not a necessity, and the reality is that it's not the data as much as the network itself that becomes the large lock in mechanism. But either way, it's not the same thing as having only one option available. Then you truly have no ability to move elsewhere.