Although I agree with a lot of what he's saying, every time I listen to him I can't help but hear the judgemental note. He takes his inherently good ideas to the extreme and they become more off-putting than eye-opening

Yeah when people say correct things in an incorrect way it makes them incorrect. Why don't RMS supporters understand that?

You're right, of course, but my point stands.

> "Nobody's telling anyone how to live their life here"

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> "Don't do this to others — don't be used by Facebook yourself!"

> "Don't be tracked — pay cash."

> "It is very important for you personally to [refuse to use Facebook], especially if some of your friends do (or might), because that's how you influence them, for good or for ill."

> "Unfriend Facebook now — you are its product, not its customer."

You missed the point—this is a person's opinion. Harshly (and possibly ridiculously) worded, sure, but there are plenty of opinion posts everywhere and their point isn't to direct others as to how to live their lives.

You don't have to listen to it or even read it.

May be it was a poor choice of words on my side, what I was trying to get across here is that when one reads (or listens to) what he has to say, it feels more like a rebuke than a well constructed and convincing argument (even if it's the absolute truth).