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>What is the solution for these bad actors and use cases? A model of paying for resources not based on serving ads and selling data? If you're not paying for a
by tenuousemphasis 6y ago
>What is the solution for these bad actors and use cases?
A model of paying for resources not based on serving ads and selling data? If you're not paying for a service, you are the product, not the customer.
- zamadatix 6y agoThe models exist they just aren't as profitable as models where you pay for a service and they still gather data. You can pay for Reddit, and YouTube, Twitch (3 personal examples) but that doesn't mean they stop tracking the same kind of usage info or trying to suggest more content to you (additional cost or just trying to hook you on the platform more) like service upsells or side markets they are getting into (YouTube TV, YouTube Gaming, YouTube premium which I think includes YouTube Music now). The problem isn't the inability to create or fund products where the problems don't exist it's making them more attractive and financially successful than ones that don't (regardless of platform).
- zerocrates 6y agoYou're a product either way. Plenty of services you pay for cheerfully sell your data to pad the margins a bit more. As a verified person with the ability and inclination to pay for something, you're even a more valuable product.