Yes, that is alas a prevailing mindset in consumer behavior. But it is indeed a case of "conditioning" which requires authorities to offer tacit approval for th

Yes, that is alas a prevailing mindset in consumer behavior. But it is indeed a case of "conditioning" which requires authorities to offer tacit approval for these freebies. Do you remember, e.g., how India snubbed facebook's "free basics" plan? > it becomes impossible to create sophisticated software or run any kind of service This. While monetizing user behavior is very valuable there is a ceiling to it. It can't make up for the huge potential value of all the things one can possibly build. At some point we might be forced to conclude that surveillance capitalism makes no long-term economic sense. It is either a bubble or actually a political choice to sacrifice a real digital economy in favor of control.