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It’s a very reductive take. Meta is helping a lot of people get and keep in touch for free (like my family is all over the place and we use WhatsApp extensively
by phyrex 3y ago
It’s a very reductive take. Meta is helping a lot of people get and keep in touch for free (like my family is all over the place and we use WhatsApp extensively to communicate). There’s clearly a demand for this, and doing it for the price of a couple of ads doesn’t seem sad to me
- ChatGTP 3y agoNo, the users are the products. It’s not free.
- phyrex 3y agoYou’re not paying them out of your own pocket. I’ll happily use a better word for that if you have one.
- ChatGTP 3y agoIt’s not free.
- white_dragon88 3y ago[dead]
- kyboren 3y agoAss, gas, or grass; nobody rides for free. In this case you're paying with your ass. You're turning tricks for Zuck. Meta pimps your mind out to anybody who wants to take a crack at you, to manipulate your political views or extract money out of you. In return, they give you purses and pay for you to get your nails did.
- travoc 3y agoDid Meta create WhatsApp? Or did they just buy it to sell ads and track its users?