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Nitpick, can we say "the user's attention is the product" instead of "the user is the product". It is less descriptive and hyperbolic which reduces the speaker's credibility. It also minimizes the suffering of people that have (and unfortunately still are) sold as slaves (literal human products).


The user's attention isn't the sole product though. Personal information about the user is also a huge part of the product.

Saying it's just your attention doesn't accurately convey concerns about their data collection.




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