> I only put my tinfoil hat o because when something is free these days, it's usually you as the product Sometimes, but that's not the case. I think most Open

> I only put my tinfoil hat o because when something is free these days, it's usually you as the product Sometimes, but that's not the case. I think most Open source is an example of that. There are also many mastodon /lemmy / matrix instances and so many other niche things which run on donations and I guess some of them don't mind chipping in some of their money for the idea of a better internet if that interests them as well. Sorry if it got off topic but just because something is free doesn't mean you are the product, you can be usually right, but I don't think HN is nearly close to this (it depends) and I feel so thankful to such products/services for existing in a world of making me the product. I just want to say thanks to those services where its free and you aren't the product and they run on donations, we people really need to chip in more in those donations as well for a better more decentralized internet