RMS isn't calling for Uber to be outlawed. He's calling for a boycott. I'm glad the problems you listed are much smaller than they used to be, but none of them

RMS isn't calling for Uber to be outlawed. He's calling for a boycott. I'm glad the problems you listed are much smaller than they used to be, but none of them were solved with grassroots boycotts. Many of them went away due to changes in economic conditions and an expanding moral sphere. And I was being realistic, not fatalistic. There are countless examples of people engaging in immoral behavior for better quality of life. Here are a few: - Eating meat. It's bad for the environment, not-that-great for one's health, and visits immense suffering upon animals. But bacon tastes good, so people rationalize their behavior. - Driving a gas car. It pollutes the environment, aids immoral regimes such as Saudi Arabia, and contributes to climate change. But again, they're so convenient. Except for Tesla, electric cars are slow, small, and short range. The reason Tesla is an exception is because Elon Musk recognizes that, in order to be successful, electric cars must be better than gas cars. - Pirating content. Piracy deprives artists of income and violates the principles of contract law. If you don't like the cost or terms, then don't consume the content. - Not conserving resources (electricity, water, etc). Some individuals do some of these things, but never civilization as a whole. At the macro scale, this sort of activism is a rounding error.