Comment by alex1138
1 day ago
I understand this, but the distinction is academic
The people using their product. The people who, if the product were shit from day 1 - as Reddit wasn't - would have never signed up for it. Who have been effectively and literally lied to
It's not day 1, so it's irrelevant what would've happened on day 1.
What is your point. The product has been ruined and I'm saying that by 'customers' I just meant users
“Users” is a misnomer that sheepishly cloaks the relationship with a little feint of dignity. You are not the customer merely because you use the thing. Where the service is free, your attention, metadata, and by extension, susceptibility to influence are the value being sold; the advertisers are the customers.
As the saying goes: “If it’s free, you’re the product.”
My point is exactly what I wrote.