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low_ho_fosho  ·  3209 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Is the Internet a failed utopia?

"If a business gives you something for free, then you aren't the customer, you're the product" or something like that.

I just don't think enough people have realized this yet. I would much rather Facebook require everyone pay $5 to make an account with the promise to remove ads, protect your information, etc., than continue it's current model. I'll bet Facebook will offer something like that at some point, but not enough people right now are demanding it.