Translation: this particular user wants to make different privacy choices than the rest and pretends that we should philosophically follow.

All because Big Corp does anti open software/anti privacy thing.

Give me a break.

These platitudes ring like propaganda. I do what I want with my computer and data. You don't get to choose to "connect with me".

> Beyond individualism

To authoritarianism.

It's fine if the author wants to do all this but the kind of "we should all do X, which goes against your privacy/data/control beliefs because it's for our greater good" sounds so Rich CEO that knows better, kind of talk.