A platform, company, or AI system that hoards the context, code, or creative output generated by users—effectively charging rent for access to their own digital brain. Commonly found in ecosystems where memory, agent knowledge, and historical workflows are trapped behind a paywall or subscription tier.
I trained that agent for months and now they want $49.99 just to access my prompts? Total data landlord move.
by the_hmm July 18, 2025
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