> Despite their whining, most people want free stuff, and ads are almost free (a small attention cost).

> Most consumers cannot afford to pay for software or news subscriptions.

> Don’t work for adtech, block all your ads, pay for everything.

All this is false.

Growth hacking has created products that are addictive and which people don't really need. These are then justified by saying that consumers can't afford to pay for them (fact is that they wouldn't do because deep down they know they're not worth much). And in the meantime society suffers the consequences whilst FB etc profits hugely.