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Re:Andrew Yang's Data Dividend Project is pushing Big Tech t... by rojobuffalo on Monday June 22, 2020 @05:47PM (#23607205)
i don't mean "BS" with venom aimed at you. but you equated a cash transaction at a store to data commodification by internet companies.

data commodification is very materially different from exchanging a currency for a physical good; and i think it's wrong to lose that distinction with a metaphor that's too simplistic.

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Re:Andrew Yang's Data Dividend Project is pushing Big Tech t... by cscurmudgeon on Monday June 22, 2020 @06:29PM (#23607663)
> i think it's wrong to lose that distinction with a metaphor that's too simplistic

I see your point but we are commenting on an article that is talking about "data dividends" :)

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