I hate this. That's not what free means to 99% of consumers. I refuse to use it that way.
... those are equivalent statements
No, free software is different than "does not cost money". You can pay for free software. For example the OS of my TV (not a smart TV but still) is free and opensource, yet I paid for it when I bought my TV.
Why did you buy a non-smart TV with an OS?
I bought it 10 years ago, it cost me less than 50€. And every interactive device has an operating system, no matter how simple it is. Just to accept inputs from my remote and displaying menus to configure lightning/colors/volumes/etc., it needs an OS.
You took the libre bait, rookie mistake.
I am somewhat curious what you think "free speech" means.