Also, Stallman has been taking baby steps for a very very long time. He didn't start with a completely free software machine at all. He used a proprietary compiler at first, a proprietary editor, etc. in order to build everything up.
In today's world, it is possible to do all of your work using free software. It may not be Google Docs, but LibreOffice is pretty awesome and you can just use Empathy or Pidgin IM to talk to people over an XMPP network.
At some point you have to pry yourself away from proprietary software and the sooner you do it, the less likely you are to cave in and use more proprietary software.
Stallman has been repeating the same ideas for years. It's hard to sound persuasive or charismatic when you're not trying to be a leader and when you've been saying the same damned thing over and over and having to adapt it to the realities of today (which could have been avoided if only more people had listened in the first place...)
In today's world, it is possible to do all of your work using free software. It may not be Google Docs, but LibreOffice is pretty awesome and you can just use Empathy or Pidgin IM to talk to people over an XMPP network.
At some point you have to pry yourself away from proprietary software and the sooner you do it, the less likely you are to cave in and use more proprietary software.
Stallman has been repeating the same ideas for years. It's hard to sound persuasive or charismatic when you're not trying to be a leader and when you've been saying the same damned thing over and over and having to adapt it to the realities of today (which could have been avoided if only more people had listened in the first place...)