Free Services Debate
Discussions revolve around the economics of free products and services, including whether users are freeloaders, the true costs involved (like data), and expectations or complaints about free offerings.
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"if it's free then you're not the customer you're the product" this ignores non-profit ventures like Wikipedia.
They're offering an expensive service for free. Could it go any other way?
This is a common and acceptable tradeoff for free products.
Why do you insist on paying for a free thing?
The fact that something is free to you does not mean no one is paying.
It's crazy to expect someone to pay for something that you're giving them for free.
You are complaining about free stuff.Stop complaining about free stuff.
On what grounds is using a free service without paying for it something to be looked down upon?
It's ok for a free thing to not meet someone's needs.
How is utilizing free services ever not freeloading?