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It certainly diminishes the usefulness of the rule of thumb if you add “and you’re still the product anyway even if you’re paying” to the end of it.
by tshaddox 4y ago
It certainly diminishes the usefulness of the rule of thumb if you add “and you’re still the product anyway even if you’re paying” to the end of it.
- chucksmash 4y agoCogito ergo productum
- tsimionescu 4y ago"Cogito ergo product sum" (I think therefore I am the product) would be closer to the original and more slightly-Latin-like.
- MichaelCollins 4y agoIt doesn't help you not get screwed, but at least now you know why you're getting screwed. That's better than nothing.
- makeitdouble 4y agoIt was a dumb rule from the start. You paid for newspapers and still had ads in them, paid nothing for linux and was nothing part of the product.