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The fundamental problem here is one that the law cannot solve: we as consumers have become addicted to free tech apps that use us as the product in order to mak
by pdonis 6y ago
The fundamental problem here is one that the law cannot solve: we as consumers have become addicted to free tech apps that use us as the product in order to make money. That addiction comes with a price, and no amount of legislation can shield us from ultimately paying that price if we refuse to give up our addiction.
The only thing the law could really do to "fix" the problem would be to outlaw the "free app that harvests people's time and attention to make money" business model altogether. And every lawmaker who voted to do that would be voted out of office by all the people who are angry that they can no longer have their free apps.
The root problem is not "Big Tech". The root problem is us.