I think that there is value in the points that he is making. Even if the lifestyle that he advocates is impractical, the mere fact that there is one advocate di

I think that there is value in the points that he is making. Even if the lifestyle that he advocates is impractical, the mere fact that there is one advocate discussing about it, we are informed of its pros and cons, and are able to better evaluate the freeness of other softwares. That is, even if it is of merely theoretical interest, its presence gives us better situational awareness of the IP situation, and that leads us to making better decisions. You have similar examples in other social movements; second-wave feminism, for example, borrowed not lightly from radical feminists who wondered to what extent the female condition was determined by biology (and especially as their means of reproductive production), and to what extent cultural; though impractical then and impractical now to take some of the extreme measures some were advocating, they open a possibility and frame discussions.