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The wealthy can afford to opt out of having their data and their attention sold as a product. The poor and middle class don’t have the same kind of resources to
by blfr 8y ago
The wealthy can afford to opt out of having their data and their attention sold as a product. The poor and middle class don’t have the same kind of resources to make that happen.
This is a silly exaggeration. A paid email account is well under 10$/mo, domain included. Not using Facebook is free. Great, aggressive adblocking software is free.
Not only can the middle class afford it, it's not even a noticeable cost. You don't have to be a president of your own company with two secretaries to take basic control over your digital experience.
- kareemsabri 8y agoAlso, who's "the rich"? Silicon Valley and NYC seem to have more people on screens, wearing airpods etc. than when I'm in rural Arizona, Louisiana, or California.
- danieldk 8y agoYet, many people in the world cannot afford iPhones and have to use non-pristine Android versions where Google siphons data, along with a multitude of other shady parties that paid the vendor enough to put their apps or spyware on their phones. Also, in a lot of parts in the world $10 per month is a lot of money.