Consider two timelines: immediate, and long-term future. Which world is more free? A: short term more free: you get to do what you please now, including not gi

Consider two timelines: immediate, and long-term future. Which world is more free? A: short term more free: you get to do what you please now, including not giving others the freedoms you got. B: long term more free: copyleft ensures that a library of code builds up, available for everyone to run, study, and modify, and that it's a hassle to restrict others' freedom to use your modifications. If practicality is only considered until the next tax period, world A is more attractive. Once you start thinking in human lifetimes, it no longer is.