That argument was not dominant (though it existed) within the world of people who cared. It was primarily pushed by people who felt that ethics were in the way

That argument was not dominant (though it existed) within the world of people who cared. It was primarily pushed by people who felt that ethics were in the way of business goals. For point of reference, Linus Torvalds only half cares about ethics. He likes all the value of collaboration from a developer perspective and doesn't care so much about whether software treats people well and gives end users any freedom.