So, a two class system. The poor get by (taken advantage of is more like it) by submitting to "brain-scrambling". The rich get rich thorough said brain-scrambling. Excellent!
EDIT (since I can't reply to hagbardgroup at this thread depth): You didn't really read the link and the argument why it doesn't make anything free or cheaper (think about where the advertisers get their money that they pay Facebook), in fact the opposite. Ok, here is the same argument in different words: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8585237
Not to mention it is utter bullshit that ads make things cheaper or free: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7485773. So much for your "pattern".
EDIT (since I can't reply to hagbardgroup at this thread depth): You didn't really read the link and the argument why it doesn't make anything free or cheaper (think about where the advertisers get their money that they pay Facebook), in fact the opposite. Ok, here is the same argument in different words: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8585237