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People do pay for these "free" sites. Not with their money, but with their time. If people weren't putting time into the sites, the sites would be worthless.
by jgilliam 16y ago
People do pay for these "free" sites. Not with their money, but with their time. If people weren't putting time into the sites, the sites would be worthless.
It's not unreasonable for people who are giving companies all this free labor to expect to get benefits for that labor -- like constantly having access.
- brk 16y agoSorry, I don't agree with this at all, and I think that is part of what the "Soylent Green" comment was meant to address. People aren't giving "free labor", the sites are tricking people into working for free with no claim to earnings. I think this is a very important distinction. You are correct that the sites would be worthless without the users time investment, but you should also be aware that the users have NO claim to profits, earnings, compensation, etc., other than in the "privilege" of continuing to donate their time for free.
- jgilliam 16y agoThey aren't asking for money, just that the site be up!