> No, i won't take freedom away from people to protect them from proprietary
software, just as I won't take freedom away by spying on everyone to search
for criminals (which is EXACTLY what the NSA does!). If you put freedom
first, respect other's freedom.
First, total freedom for everyone in a society is not possible, since
the freedom of person A can get in conflict with freedom from person B.
You can't walk in the garden of you neighbor without his permission, and
though a restriction of your freedom, this is good, because it respects
the freedom of your neighbor and his rights.
The NSA tried to collect a huge dossier of almost everyone without any
reason; this is not searching for criminals or protecting anyone. This
is a massive attack on our freedom.
Is it bad to take away the freedom to do so from the NSA? Shouldn't they
be free to do what ever they want?
The answer is clearly no.
Any other answer will end up in absurdities.
With your argument, nobody should be forbidden to do anything.
Cheater who trick old people in a immoral contract? If you take your
argument for real, they should be allowed to do so, it's their freedom!
The old people should be free to hurt themselves, though they better
don't if they are clever.
> My opinion is personal because it came from my personal experiences
Yeah, but this is true for most persons.
> Never said I was better or anything....
Ok. Just the repeat of the sentence "i have a very personal and
different opinion" is a statement I personally don't like.
It creates the impression I wrote. Never mind if this isn't true.
I encountered so much people who thought their opinion is different or
somehow special. Everyone has his opinion, and since there is a wide
spread of different opinions, I don't think it's good to call his own
opinion "different" by default, since you don't know the others.
> Not that I was hoping people to understand, but at least don't
attack me
Well, a discussion isn't and shouldn't be just agreement and harmony.
What's wrong with a polite attack?
I didn't insult you and I don't see any reason not to state my opinion.
