[miguelrochefort]

Richard Stallman is paranoid.

I don't know in what world he lives, but it's not real. Like most people here, he values privacy way too much and doesn't seem to realize that we need as much information as possible about everything (including people) to make educated decisions as a society.

He's socially inept, and in no way a hero.

[Natanael_L]

And yet a remarkable number of his predictions have come true, in particular about abuses.

[miguelrochefort]

None of his predictions are surprising or unexpected. I mean, it's clear to all of us that no data is truly safe.

What I meant by paranoid is that he refuses for the world to have access to information about himself for who knows what reasons.

In retrospect, I should have used "insane" or "selfish".

[Natanael_L]

So your opinion is that the sane choice is to give up?

[miguelrochefort]

Not give up.

Give it away.

[EliRivers]

Just because something makes a more efficient society doesn't make it right.

Well, not in my view. There are political views in which the efficiency of society trumps all.