Comment by dvdkon
1 month ago
You seem to be arguing that adding complexity reduces freedom, but I don't think that's true in a reasonable interpretation of the word.
Your argument would suggest that virtual memory takes away user freedom, because it's now much harder to access hardware or share data between programs, but that sounds ridiculous from a modern perspective. I think it's better to keep freedom and complexity separate, and speak about loss of freedom only when something becomes practically impossible, not just a bit more complex.
> You seem to be arguing that adding complexity reduces freedom, but I don't think that's true in a reasonable interpretation of the word
No I am not arguing that at all.
Yes, you do:
> Anything that gets in my way is something that taken control away from me. Unfortunately giving me full control comes with dangers. That is a trade off.
No I am not. The example given was ridiculous and absurd and you are doing exactly the same thing.
There is a big difference between basic memory protections and what was being discussed.
This is the issue with a lot of people that work in software. They take the most ridiculous interpretation because "that is technically" correct while not bothering to try to understand what was said.
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