i am weary of absolute statements, because it’s rare to encounter something that is 100% good or 100% evil (but i won’t rule it out, because that in itself would be an absolute statement, haha)

i agree with disliking corporate babysitting in general, but i think context matters and i won’t rule out the possibility that specific examples of corporate babysitting might align with my values or (by my own measure) seem to be a net good

for example, the UK laws requiring ISPs to block pornography except where users have opted-in is a great way for the government to produce a list of people they can blackmail, because use of pornography is considered embarassing and shameful (clarification: i consider this net-harmful babysitting)

but i consider this gambling lock to be net-positive

I’m curious to discuss reasons why having to opt-in to commercial gambling is a net positive/negative