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Great point. Because people get something out of engaging in business with Google/YouTube/Facebook/etc. they think that they are the customer and that they shou

Great point. Because people get something out of engaging in business with Google/YouTube/Facebook/etc. they think that they are the customer and that they should be entitled to certain things. They forget that they are the product, and the company is the customer. By using these platforms you are providing them with a source of revenue for free. These companies make money off content that you freely give them. Ad-revenue you receive doesn't even make you a contractor. It's basically like working for free and then being tossed something at the end for your efforts. There is no legal agreement or obligation to continue paying you. It is amazing what the Internet has turned out to be. A place where big tech companies can profit off the work of others, while convincing them that they are the beneficiaries.

happymellon 6y ago
> It is amazing what the Internet has turned out to be. A place where big tech companies can profit off the work of others, while convincing them that they are the beneficiaries. I disagree. I think that people have convinced themselves that they are customers of YouTube. There is a lot of projection on things like YouTube and Facebook, then people get mad because it actually isn't that after all.
- luckylion 6y ago
  I agree with regards to projection, but I also believe that the companies are helping quite a bit. It feels more like love scammers. Yes, there's the victim telling themselves the scammer loves them and just has some financial troubles they need help with, but there's also the scammer doing everything in their power to make their victim believe that.
robertlagrant 6y ago
> By using these platforms you are providing them with a source of revenue for free. Not for nothing - platform usage costs money. It's for the average per-user cost of building and running the platform.
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happymellon 6y ago

> It is amazing what the Internet has turned out to be. A place where big tech companies can profit off the work of others, while convincing them that they are the beneficiaries. I disagree. I think that people have convinced themselves that they are customers of YouTube. There is a lot of projection on things like YouTube and Facebook, then people get mad because it actually isn't that after all.

luckylion 6y ago
I agree with regards to projection, but I also believe that the companies are helping quite a bit. It feels more like love scammers. Yes, there's the victim telling themselves the scammer loves them and just has some financial troubles they need help with, but there's also the scammer doing everything in their power to make their victim believe that.

robertlagrant 6y ago

> By using these platforms you are providing them with a source of revenue for free. Not for nothing - platform usage costs money. It's for the average per-user cost of building and running the platform.

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