> it is not really possible for those whom he wants to "empower" to live like it is 1980s while maintaining life as it is needed in 2019. You're confusing want

> it is not really possible for those whom he wants to "empower" to live like it is 1980s while maintaining life as it is needed in 2019. You're confusing wants and needs. We need food, shelter and water; we want up-to-the-minute traffic maps in our pockets. > This is why he rubs people the wrong way when he peddles his philosophy as something that is possible in practice. He practices it, therefor it is possible in practice! QED I happen to be like you: I'm willing to put up with a few violations of my freedoms in order to get features I want. But I chafe at them, because I know that they aren't essential: there's no legitimate reason for the DRM in TVs and computers nowadays; there's no legitimate reason for devices I own to refuse my commands.