@jackyan That's what I was going for when I started using the term datafarm(ing). The phrase 'user domestication' hits on essentially the same metaphor; think humans as dairy cows and our data as the milk. I believe @Seirdy coined that phrase in this blog piece, which was the first place I saw it:

https://seirdy.one/2021/01/27/whatsapp-and-the-domestication-of-users.html

@downbeatdan

#UserDomestication #DataFarming

#GoodRead « I have never used #WhatsApp, and never will. Despite this, I still feel the need to write an article about WhatsApp since it’s the perfect case study to help understand a class of businesses models I call #UserDomestication. The domestication of users is high on my list of problems plaguing the human race, and is worth a detailed explanation. » by @Seirdy

> https://seirdy.one/2021/01/27/whatsapp-and-the-domestication-of-users.html
> gemini://seirdy.one/2021/01/27/whatsapp-and-the-domestication-of-users.gmi