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I realize I could use these tools, but I feel I should give Google "something" for using their services. I get value from YouTube, both for entertainment and professional purposes, not to mention gmail, docs, etc. Maybe I am a fool!

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Don't worry, they're a trillion dollar company. We've been paying with our privacy, our attention, our psychological health, our economic well-being, and our voice in the democratic process. Even those of us who have de-Googled are paying the price. How much more do we possibly owe them?

You can pay them, but they'll return the favor by ruining you and your family's lives at your most vulnerable moment:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32538805

You do give them something. All the data they can collect on you that might make them even a few pennies somewhere.

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