"Just as consumers don't want to pay the "true" price of food or the "true" price of clothing, we don't want to pay the "true" price of software" But software

"Just as consumers don't want to pay the "true" price of food or the "true" price of clothing, we don't want to pay the "true" price of software" But software is nothing like food I lived without software for many years As a consumer, the best software I use is not new. It's old Today's software is literally forced on consumers It's true they dont want to pay for it It's given away for free as a Trojan Horse to collect data, enable surveillance and online advertising services. It also allows remote installation of further software on the consumer's computer Or it's not delivered at all but sold as a "service" None of this is essential like food Consumers will pay for food, water, shelter