not so much that they like to be used by companies, but that they don’t care enough to change or learn how to stop it. for most people, the idea of giving up their favorite online service because of ads or whatever other predatory anti consumer shit it implements is a little extreme.

as long as it works, the vast majority of people who are not tech-literate will just use it regardless.

Not quite.
If users see thry need to invest more brain power in tech than plugging a cable in and pressing the power button, they will either give up or ask tech literate folk. They are like an extreme toddler with tech.
You wouldn’t expect a toddler to write a speech

correct

Lmao you all are so cringy. The general population sees it as a value proposition that makes sense for them.

But but cat doing funny thing, who cares about privacy??

Three persons sharing one user profile vs just paying for Netflix myself, I don’t feel used.