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[–] [email protected] 24 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

"The customers aren't products" is genuinely a decent mantra.

If a company makes you the product avoid it or at least know the value they're getting.

If you get something free, your data and attention is often the price. If you pay for something you should not be exploited further as a resource.