[Trisquel-users] When is proprietary software bad?

[riftyful]

Hello!

I talked to some people recently, about how Skype is bad because it's  
spyware. But they said that the people who use Skype agree to being tracked,  
so it's okay. I do not think this case must be exactly true, but it was still  
interesting to think about.

As R. M. Stallman said many times, proprietary software is bad because the  
user does not control it; instead, the software controls the user. But is  
that always true? What if being in control of the software is not important  
to the user? What if the user is okay with spying and does not mind sharing  
data with someone? While many people would surely see free software as  
superior, many also don't really care about their freedom or privacy. If it  
does not do harm to the user, is it okay? Or is proprietary software always  
wrong? What is your opinion on this, and why?

I have been reading this Forum for some time now, and it's great to find a  
community of people who care about free software, talk about freedom related  
things and are always willing to help others. Therefore I thought you might  
help me get more insight and make a fine opinion on this.

Thank you for your time.