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WordPress and Tumblr Plan to Sell User Content to AI Companies (gizmodo.com)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I welcome this change actually. Now users can clearly see what others have been saying forever: If you don't pay for the product, you ARE the product.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

And sometimes when you pay you’re still the product. Smart TVs, occulus, etc

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

If you don't pay for the product, you ARE the product.

Well, that's not always true. I don't pay for Wikipedia, am I the product?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Explain how I'm the product relative to Linux.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

With Linux you pay for support if you ever need it. Most end users will never need support, but businesses running Linux servers pay Red Hat a shit load to support them in case shit ever hits the fan. Like giving away a free car, but only certain people know how to do maintenance on it, and they all work for the manufacturer.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

I'm not a business, so it doesn't apply to me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Have you told anyone to switch to Linux?