I'm 100% with you on the idea that it's time to start paying for services on the internet instead of the ad-funded model we have today. The problem is that the people who decide when and how to monetize things seem to be moving toward a model where they charge you for the service, sell your data and feed you ads.

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bdangubic 8 months ago | parent [-]

100% this… everything you pay for is already selling your data and will eventually feed you ads.

	▲	asimpletune 8 months ago \| parent [-]
		If lawmakers regulated data retention to make targeted advertising unprofitable, then businesses would have no choice but to compete for customer’s money directly by providing value.