I think you might have the meaning of 'i.e.' (that is, namely) confused with 'e.g.' (for example).

Thank you very much, I am proud to say that I did this wrong for at least 10 years :D

Thanks!

There is a shortcut to remember this: 'e.g.' for 'example given' (and therefore, 'i.e.' for 'that is').

('E.g.' doesn't really mean 'example given' in English - it means 'exempli gratia' in Latin. But it's a useful mnemonic.)

I also use "in essence" for "i.e." even though it's actually 'id est' in Latin.

In my mind, when I see i.e., i think "in other words", and when I see e.g., I think "for example"

Seriously, you're worried about someone spending more time on their phone or spending more money on goods and services? Spending their own money — not the public money? That's what freedom is to you? Not the freedom to talk to whoever you want, say whatever you want or pay whoever you want?

I have no clue where you derive any of these things from. I certainly never said any of it. I never even made a claim a out freedom.

I was talking about how ads, tv programming, trackers and such have a tendency to create a positive feedback loop, which leads people towards less quality and mindless consumption. And about a fun idea from a movie, to break this feedback loop and replace it with another one, that promotes higher quality content.

You then started talking about a different topic and are now accusing me of not being interested in free speech.

hkai's mind is like a hammer: whenever it sees an opinion relating to human choice, it sees a nail.