One of the most common objections raised when considering a move to free software goes something like “I can’t switch, because my favorite program isn’t available on GNU/Linux.” They perceive the inability to run a specific piece of proprietary software as a technical deficiency of the free system. They see it as a bug. This reaction misunderstands the point of the transition: They’re judging the free world by its ability to replicate the prison walls they just left.
The other misunderstanding is on us:
There are simply many people willing to pay for convenient easy to use software regardless of the control or privacy implications 🤷♀️
Convenience over freedom / privacy / security / equality / justice. We see this all over the place. Many people prefer comfort over challenge. That seems a survival instinct. And it works against us.
Yep
And plenty adult well of people simply dont know/care about data privacy
They buy windows or mac
And choose the common easy options for their work places etc
A mind-boggling amount of work has gone into lowering the barrier of entry. I think as the gap continues to close, it’ll become a less compelling “selling point”