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timdaub
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> Continue to let huge ad companies (stop calling them tech companies) rent seek and nickel and dime you on everything
+1 for calling FAANG ad companies
JKCalhoun
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Yes, that was one point of his that I recognized that individuals can act on. As an example, cancel your monthly Netflix, Spotify, etc.
Wasn't a lot we could do about the others.
justzisguyuknow
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Isn't the whole point of paying for Netflix/Spotify that you
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JKCalhoun
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I was reacting to renting, not owning, being nickeled and dimed by modern corporate America.
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+1 for calling FAANG ad companies