[[The Technology Ought not be Free.]]

Current digital services offered by big tech companies are not truly free; instead, users pay through data sharing. This business model fosters a cycle of digital serfdom, where companies exchange free services for personal information, leading to manipulation of behavior. To combat this dynamic, a proposed solution is to ban the free versions of these services. This would challenge the norm that allows companies to harvest user data for profit and control. The idea emphasizes that the availability of 'free' services comes at a significant cost to users, as their privacy and agency are compromised, creating a digital panopticon where surveillance and manipulation become standard practices.