Blind Spot: The Illusion of Free

“Free” services rarely mean free. In this episode, I unpack how modern systems shift costs away from the moment of use, turning payment into membership and visibility into abstraction. When contribution disconnects from design, accountability fades and systems become expensive, rigid, and hard to question.

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