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I was replying to the parent of my comment > For some people this money could be incredibly important. So I took this to mean "desperate enough" as in there a

I was replying to the parent of my comment > For some people this money could be incredibly important. So I took this to mean "desperate enough" as in there are scales/levels of "desperate"-ness. Maybe desperate is the wrong word and the "enough" modifier wasn't obvious in my meaning. Maybe a better way to put it: Are we, as a society, ok with people needing $20 more than their privacy? I was trying to convey that I imagine I would have to be pretty desperate to give up my privacy for $20/mo.

travisoneill1 8y ago
First of all I doubt that most people who go into this have a feeling of desperation, especially not the teenagers that are targeted. (I do sort of have an issue with the targeting, though when I think about it, I bet that teenagers actually understand what they are giving up better than 50 year olds). So I would rephrase that as "are we, as a society, ok with people _wanting_ $20 more than privacy", to which my answer is yes. I guess I would have a problem if it were desperation, but then I don't think that in this sense being "desperate" for $20 off a smart phone plan is correct usage of the term.