Cho fad ‘s a tha mi a’ tuigsinn, tha Freecycle a’ leigeil le daoine barrachd rudan a dhèanamh gun mhalairt, agus mar sin dh’ fhaodadh tu argamaid gum bu chòir a chur ris an eòlaire - bidh e a’ brosnachadh giùlan math, gun mhalairt. Tha e a’ leigeil le daoine a bhith comasach air rudan a cho-roinn agus ath-chleachdadh, agus tha an roinneadh agus an ath-chleachdadh seo eadar daoine gun mhalairt. Ach tha an seòrsa seo de chuir nam chuimhne Couchsurfing.com- Tha Couchsurfing cuideachd a’ dèanamh rud math gun mhalairt comasach: bidh e comasach do dhaoine an àite aca (sòfa, seòmar-cadail a bharrachd, ge bith dè.) A cho-roinn gun mhalairt le daoine eile, gus am bi àite an-asgaidh aig cuid eile airson cadal. Bidh e a’ brosnachadh seirbheis sgoinneil gun mhalairt eadar daoine, gus am faiceadh mi carson a bhiodh cuideigin airson Couchsurfing a chur ris an eòlaire. Ach, chan eil an t-seirbheis a tha Couchsurfing a’ toirt seachad na àite-fuirich do dhaoine gun mhalairt, is e làrach-lìn a th’ anns an t-seirbheis a bheir e seachad far am faod daoine ceangal a dhèanamh ri chèile. Agus gu mì-fhortanach, chan eil an làrach-lìn sin saor bho mhalairt. An toiseach, chuir iad sanasan air an làrach-lìn aca agus chruinnich iad dàta, an uairsin thòisich iad a ’putadh an sgeama airgead“ dearbhaidh ”seo, agus a-nis, tha iad air daoine a ghlasadh a-mach às na cunntasan aca fhèin mura pàigh iad cìs mìosail airson faighinn chun làrach-lìn. Mar sin ged a tha Couchsurfing a’ dèanamh seirbheis mhath gun mhalairt eadar daoine, chan eil a’ bhuidheann fhèin a’ tabhann seirbheis gun mhalairt. Agus is ann mu dheidhinn a tha an eòlaire gun mhalairt seo - na tha na buidhnean sin a’ tabhann.

Cho fad ‘s a thuigeas mi, is e seòrsa den aon sgeulachd a th’ ann le Freecycle - leigidh iad le daoine a bhith comasach air rudan gun mhalairt a thabhann dha chèile, ach chan eil an t-seirbheis a bheir iad seachad (làrach-lìn a tha a’ ceangal nan daoine sin) saor bho mhalairt oir tha e a’ sealltainn shanasan dhut agus a’ cruinneachadh an dàta agad.

Youtube posts ads next to videos and collects people’s data. One can see that as still ok since “all websites collect data” and that many websites post ads to maybe “support” themselves. However this does not make them trade-free. You have to trade your attention and data in order to access Youtube. There is no other way. Youtube won’t let you use their service without these trades. Freecycle is the same in the sense that no one can disable their ads or stop them from collecting people’s data. Thus, you HAVE to trade your attention and data to Freecycle. There is no other way that you can use their service. So, it makes this service NOT trade-free. Regardless of why they have ads on their website or collect data, for me it is not trade-free.

But I consider this anything but trade-free: https://www.directory.trade-free.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Pasted-4.jpg – I understand if they lack funding, but that does not mean to put ads into their website if they want to provide a genuine platform for people to share stuff. It’s like duckduckgo saying that it’s trade-free. Yes they do not collect your data, but they also put some ads in their search: https://www.directory.trade-free.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Pasted-4.png

Ma tha iad airson àrd-ùrlar gun mhalairt a thoirt seachad, bu chòir dhaibh a bhith an urra ri tabhartasan, ach chan ann ortsa a bhith a’ coimhead air na sanasan aca.

Agus a bharrachd air an sin tha cuid de luchd-leantainn uamhasach dubharach: https://www.directory.trade-free.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Pasted-5.png

Freecycle is a pioneer in enabling people to gift to each other. Almost all websites collect our data and it would be best if they didn’t but that is no reason to completely reject them as a trade-free network. Adds are one of the only forms people can get funding for providing services at no cost, it is best if we can avoid them but they aren’t a good enough reason to reject a TFnetwork.

Ged a tha e do-dhèanta, tha freecycle na fhìor thùsaire ann an saoghal gun mhalairt agus bu chòir co-dhiù a bhith air aithneachadh mar roghainn.

Cha bhithinn gan cur ris an eòlaire, leis gu bheil iad làn shanasan, a’ cruinneachadh dàta tro google-analytics agus a’ brosnachadh an làrach aca air lìonraidhean stèidhichte air malairt leithid twitter agus facebook. Mar sin tha iad ag iarraidh d’ aire agus dàta. Ma tha thu airson lìonra a sholarachadh far am faod daoine stuth a thoirt seachad agus fhaighinn an-asgaidh, feuch dìreach dèan sin. Na cruinnich dàta, na cuir sanasan no brosnaich seirbheisean stèidhichte air malairt. Tha fios agam gur dòcha gum bi e duilich an làrach-lìn a chumail suas, ach an uairsin cuir an urra ri tabhartasan a-mhàin - eile tha thu air leathad sleamhainn agus nas luaithe no nas fhaide air adhart feumaidh daoine na cunntasan aca a dhearbhadh no beagan airgid a phàigheadh ​​​​airson an làrach-lìn agad a chleachdadh mar ann an cùis surfadh-couch…