[unclebucknasty]

>does the bird care that it's in a cage?

Yes. Because the bird ultimately has no control over the cage, cannot be assured of the motives of those who do, and knows its true freedom is always subject to the whims of the same.

[BoorishBears]

But again, the average consumer isn't that concerned with those issues, because unlike this imaginary bird, the consumers could leave the cage anytime they wanted in theory. They've accepted a trade of control and privacy, for ease and convenience, and I don't know that it's not a choice they shouldn't make until someone can find a way to balance the two.