[wpietri]

> it is the opposite of freedom

Your particular concept of freedom doesn't account for asymmetries in information and power. The average person does not have the time or knowledge to truly understand the implicit bargain that goes with using Facebook. Partly because Facebook is very aggressive in keeping users in the dark. But even if Facebook were totally open about everything, people just don't have the time to independently investigate every company they do business with.

What your high-theory freedom means in practice for the average person is the freedom to be exploited. That's how it went in the early 1900s before we had labor laws and anti-trust laws. Did hundreds of millions of workers lose the freedom to work overtime for free? Undoubtedly. Are they missing it? Generally not.