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you don't get it, right? You already ARE a customer even BEFORE you agree to something which they don't abide. They use YOU even if you don't like it ..



No, you're not the customer.

You're the product.

What's particularly entertaining is how many people get annoyed at being reminded of this fact.

Soylent green is people.


what is more entertaining to me is that people would understand if the company was microsoft ..


I think this comic sums it up nicely -

http://www.ethannonsequitur.com/facebook-you-customer-produc...


You are not a customer to facebook. You are their kettle! Advertisers are their customers. Never forget that - you don't pay them anything.




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