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gigatexal · 2020-12-17 15:26:56

If it’s free you are the product. Why is that so hard for people to grasp?

godzillabrennus | karma 5397 | avg karma 3.07 · | 2019-10-29 07:20:45+00:00

If it’s free you are the product.

Not sure why people still don’t understand that.

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steve_taylor | karma 1334 | avg karma 2.75 · | 2022-02-01 23:24:47

It’s not free when you’re the product.

chris_wot | karma 14762 | avg karma 1.71 · | 2018-11-29 03:54:14+00:00

When the product is free, it isn't the product. You are the product.

gr3yh47 | karma 733 | avg karma 2.27 · | 2015-08-13 14:13:43+00:00

if something is free, you are not the customer, you are the product

o-__-o | karma 740 | avg karma 0.88 · | 2019-12-28 07:17:34+00:00

“If it’s free, you’re the product” strikes again

MYEUHD | karma 535 | avg karma 9.22 · | 2018-08-03 22:34:36+00:00

If something is free, you are the product being sold...

xyst | karma 7011 | avg karma 2.96 · | 2023-11-21 17:28:18

Remember: If it’s free. You are the product.

muttantt | karma 488 | avg karma 3.23 · | 2021-09-09 19:51:52

If something is free, you are the product.

api | karma 31631 | avg karma 2.2 · | 2018-10-15 22:55:30+00:00

Once again: if the product is free it usually means you are the product.

freecodyx | karma 165 | avg karma 1.63 · | 2024-04-07 21:19:17

we all know by now that, when it’s free, you’re the product

leptons | karma 605 | avg karma 0.81 · | 2020-10-20 17:24:34+00:00

"If the product is free, then you are the product"

daxfohl | karma 4095 | avg karma 2.36 · | 2021-12-01 20:11:30

As they say, if something is free you're not the consumer you're the product.

folbec | karma 289 | avg karma 5.45 · | 2010-09-20 15:03:43

if anything is "free", YOU are the product sold.

Areading314 | karma 2190 | avg karma 4.85 · | 2021-01-29 20:25:00

If its free, you're not a customer. You're the product.

kottaram | karma 55 | avg karma 2.89 · | 2021-11-15 22:58:24

Whenever something is given free of cost to you, you are the product. Not the other way around.

beager | karma 1856 | avg karma 4.56 · | 2020-02-23 17:18:35+00:00

“If the service is free, you’re the product”

zadkey | karma 454 | avg karma 2.23 · | 2018-09-08 15:35:42+00:00

It's been said before, "If it's free, you are the product".

ppod | karma 2439 | avg karma 4.75 · | 2020-09-20 22:15:06+00:00

Also there is an underlying class thing going on with "you are the product". Choosing to pay for a service is not just an equal alternative to a free service for most people. Most people have to work hard to afford paid services, many of them at low wages. Sneering at people who choose to use a free service rather than sell their time for $15 an hour is not a great look.

vladsanchez | karma 148 | avg karma 0.39 · | 2021-01-29 02:26:14+00:00

If something is Free, YOU are the product!