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[–] gradual@lemmings.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

If a streaming site (or any product for that matter) is free, the user is the product

Not necessarily. This is rhetoric peddled by useful idiots to justify spending money on things they could be getting for free.

Companies have a way easier time harvesting and selling your data when you give them your credit card info.

But good job defending corporate abuse with a "saying." You're not a useful idiot.