If something's free you are the product

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[–]QHEEBH 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I will agree that often this is the case, but there are models (software) that don't follow that perfectly. LibreOffice is free software (so is Krita, the GIMP, Inkscape, Foxit PDF reader, JEdit, VSCode, and others). Linux is an operating system that is free.

Foxit PDF reader offers a free version, hoping you will buy the full version. Microsoft's VS Code is free hoping you are using it to code in their commercial software, but you could use it for anything, even a notepad replacement.

While RedHat Linux is free, you can (but do not have to) pay for the support. LibreOffice is also free, but they do ask for donations, which are optional.

But for 99% of free things, yes, we are the products.

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    [–]TaseAFeminist4Jesus 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

    At the Louisiana Superdome, you are the main attraction.

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      [–]jet199Instigatrix 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

      Yep, we are just an experiment for M7's entertainment.

      [–]blowininthewind 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

      often true.

      [–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

      This makes no sense.