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It certainly diminishes the usefulness of the rule of thumb if you add “and you’re still the product anyway even if you’re paying” to the end of it.

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It was a dumb rule from the start. You paid for newspapers and still had ads in them, paid nothing for linux and was nothing part of the product.

Cogito ergo productum

"Cogito ergo product sum" (I think therefore I am the product) would be closer to the original and more slightly-Latin-like.

It doesn't help you not get screwed, but at least now you know why you're getting screwed. That's better than nothing.

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It was a dumb rule from the start. You paid for newspapers and still had ads in them, paid nothing for linux and was nothing part of the product.

Cogito ergo productum

"Cogito ergo product sum" (I think therefore I am the product) would be closer to the original and more slightly-Latin-like.

It doesn't help you not get screwed, but at least now you know why you're getting screwed. That's better than nothing.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse