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Originally Posted by pwalker8
Well, I can't be responsible for your imagination, but I am certainly the only correct source for what I meant, no matter how much you pound the figurative table about it.
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I think one of my favourite passages from Alice in Wonderland is instructive here:
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"When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean -- neither more nor less."
"The question is," said Alice, "whether you can make words mean so many different things."
"The question is," said Humpty Dumpty, "which is to be master - - that's all."
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Since no one is "to be master" precision is important. And when. as seems to happen frequently, you claim to be misquoted, a little bit of grace in pointing out what you meant to convey would be nice (though not of course compulsory).
What you apparently meant to say, according to your own later post, is that:
"if you are not paying for something, then you are the product, not the customer."
I don't agree with this statement, but it is pointless to get into an argument about it. It obviously derives any semblance of coherence from this particular situation where Google sells the data it gathers, and can not stand as a general principle. Nevertheless, what is the relevance of being a "customer" or a "product"? Since you have not elaborated on this point, I can only guess, and do so at the peril of your future "strawman" allegation if my guess is not to your liking.
Let us assume, for the sake of argument, that your statement is correct (though it is not). What difference does it make? Are you in fact implying that Google does not treat you as well as it would a customer? If so, in what ways? What point or points are you trying to make?