Gardiner BryantI wrote a post on my blog where I propose a simple solution to fix the Internet. I'd love your feedback. https://gardinerbryant.com/fixing-the-internet-part-1-the-cost-of-data/
Chris@gardiner_bryant I love this idea, but it pains me that most users of Facebook, X, etc. would throw an absolute fit if these companies switched to charging a monetary fee (for services those users previously regarded as "free") because platforms could no longer profit from data collection. So many users don't care enough that they are being constantly monitored to support moves like this.... It makes me sick 😫
@FlannelGoat the idea is to make the unethical business practices of surveillance capitalism completely unaffordable. Facebook would have to pay $8k+ a month per user to keep the status quo
@gardiner_bryant Understood and 100% onboard with this approach myself. I was just referring to potential challenges garnering public support if these companies' potential moves to ethical practices included directly charging their user base to make up for no longer profiting from their data.
@FlannelGoat I guess the point I was trying to make is that these companies wouldn't be able to "pass the cost on to their users" because nobody would be able to afford covering these costs. 🤷