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As much as I appreciate the author's effort, if I have to enter my email to get the "free" book, then the book is not free.
by beryilma 2y ago
As much as I appreciate the author's effort, if I have to enter my email to get the "free" book, then the book is not free.
- lelandfe 2y agoLots of free things require identifying yourself, like healthcare. Those, just like this free book, are still free.
- speed_spread 2y agoHealthcare has expectations of privacy, legally enforceable. Random insert-email-here has expectations of a scale of getting spammed to getting fucked out of your online identity.
- lelandfe 2y ago"If I have to enter my email to get the 'free' book, then the book is not free" was the original assertion. I missed the implied footnote about privacy expectations.
- speed_spread 2y agoYou pay, personal information and lost time is the currency.
- antidumbass 2y ago"If I have to show my card to get into Costco, the free samples aren't free"