huh, so you think Guix didn't collective reach that sensible and pragmatic decision out of its own volition, or do you just think collectives shouldn't be allowed to make decisions you don't comprehend?
I don't think you understand what coercion means, or how it applies to this case. denying users control of their computing by demanding them to install nonfree programs or else their devices won't work is coercive; refraining from directing users into traps is not coercive.
refusing to advertise cigarettes is not coercive; demanding users to smoke them or else is.
vendors that impose their control over your computing can never be trusted. that control can be used for enshittication, and enshittification proves time and again to be an irresistible force in the long run, if not for the vendor you chose to trust, for the anticompetitive business that acquires them at a later time. relying on nonfree software is always a losing proposition in the long term: when you give others power over you, that power will be used to change the deal, Darth Vader style, to grow the power over you and to extract other things of value from you. if you try to escape that power, it will also cost you. the game is rigged against you once you choose the baited hook over freedom. some people get that, and choose not to direct others to the bait, nor to narcotics.
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I guess with your success and your visibility, you get some of the worst of humankind