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As the old addage goes: If you're not paying for it, you're the product. Lots of nuance, but generally: pay for things you use. Servers, engineers, and researc
by aorth 1y ago
As the old addage goes: If you're not paying for it, you're the product.
Lots of nuance, but generally: pay for things you use. Servers, engineers, and research and development are not free, so someone has to pay.
- qualeed 1y agoLots of services don't even let me pay if I wanted to, so I am forced to be the product. (Donating typically does not un-productify myself). Or I pay and am still the product. Just with less in-my-face ads.
- aorth 1y ago> Or I pay and am still the product. Just with less in-my-face ads. Yes, this is enshittification. You pay for Amazon something or other, and they STILL show you ads. Horrible.
- slenk 1y agofwiw, I have been convinced to look at other options