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A free tool that 115 million Americans now use regularly carries a $172 billion figure that economists just put on the table, and the way that number was calculated changes what we think free even means

A free tool that 115 million Americans now use regularly carries a $172 billion figure that economists just put on the table, and the way that number was calculated changes what we think free even means

There is something sitting on your phone or laptop right now that most people treat like a utility, like a search bar or a calculator, something you open, use, and close without a second thought. It does not cost you anything. And yet a team of... Read more.

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