Decentralization is Not Mandatory

Free Software Movement is an effort which the goal is computer users’ freedom. That means for individual person, software running in his/her computing is free. If the software is not, then, the movement changes the people to change the software. This is already hard to accept and achieve by most people. We are all in transition. You do it, I also do it. Some can do it fast, some is slow. If someone uses WhatsApp, not a free software, you can tell him/her to also use a free software of your choice without mocking his/her WhatsApp and that person may change. If one adopts a free software, respect his/her choice without degrading nor insulting. But you cannot force your free software choice to others who already chose another free software. If you support decentralization, I also support it, but it is more of developer’s concerns and not priority for most end users and me, and it is not mandatory. What people need is what’s important as long as software running inside his/her computer is free. Don’t change people forcefully, and don’t forbid people from using Telegram, Signal or Wire just because you have different opinion. Decentralization of instant messenger is not mandatory for most users and you can’t force it to people. If you want to change people, or if you just want friends, please teach and guide people wisely not by force, not by degrading their free software choice either.