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>>kotaKa+(OP)
Stallman warned us.

https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.en.html

>>sneak+2W
He was unable to suggest any pragmatic alternatives. He just said "I don't own a smartphone", ignoring the fact that many people become very disadvantaged without one.

The real heroes are the people that facilitate alternatives, not those who talk.

>>yupyup+bX
> He just said "I don't own a smartphone", ignoring the fact that many people become very disadvantaged without one.

I know quite some people who live this way, and are very willing to overcome inconvenient hurdles to avoid having to use such a spying device.

>>aleph_+VY
Okay, let's say you just became an enlightened person who understands that the current state of things need to be fixed.

To actually free yourself requires both commitment on your end and work on other people's end, those people who help facilitate alternatives and guide others to having more freedom and privacy. We need more of that work.

The speakers of the world have their place, of course, but that's not the most important part of the solution.