I have some quibbles with this article (and some eye rolls), but looking past that there are a couple of pull aspects that I think hit on some VERY IMPORTANT concepts, especially for the #fediverse going forward.
I also think that this is a pretty typical feeling or experience for a lot of people as they move off of #reddit and #twitter, and that's important too.
I especially think these early points are salient on what we are seeing and it hits on something interesting:
We've always known that we are the product for free services, but now we are seeing a shift from us being a "product" to being "unpaid workers"
Unpaid workers that companies like this take for granted
They want me to generate content for them to sell to other companies, rather than selling access to me. I might be okay with the latter (or not), but I am in no way okay with the former
Thinking about this more I really like this analogy because it works on several different levels.
When you are aiming to advertise to me what is being sold is access to me. In exchange I am being given your software.
When you steal my work without permission, you are assuming that you have the right to what I produce, but you aren't asking me to work for you. You are simply taking/stealing.
The new #reddit and #twitter want people to work for them and pay for the privilege of doing so.
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