Tim Wu argues that when users of Facebook spend hours wandering around on unintended content, buy things they didn't want, and have vulnerabilities exploited, it is not free—the user is poorer both in consciousness/control and in misspent money.

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Tim Wu

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things that feel free, is it free when you suddenly spend, you know, hours um wandering around random things you didn't intend to? You're poorer both uh in your own consciousness and in terms of what attention and your control over your life

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We Didn’t Ask for This Internet | The Ezra Klein ShowThe Ezra Klein Show
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:46:41 PM

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