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by ryanlol 3129 days ago
>but no user benefits from having adware and spyware installed.

Sure, but my point is mostly that generally restricting user freedom results in much less of such getting installed.

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Sure, if you trust the OS. But what if the OS itself forces spyware and adware into your machine without your permission and it is not removable, like Windows 10 does...

The ability to control your machine is always good for users in the long run, though you're right it's important to make stupid changes very difficult for less sophisticated users.

Perhaps your bank should control your money so that you don't spend it unwisely? Users are stupid, after all.