> I'm curious why people don't just extend this to everything then?
I think because there is a difference between being required to participate in systems controlled by a democratically elected government (or society in general in the case of cultural systems like language) that are at least purportedly put in place for your benefit compared with being required to participate in privately controlled systems that fundamentally prioritise extracting something from you.
I think because there is a difference between being required to participate in systems controlled by a democratically elected government (or society in general in the case of cultural systems like language) that are at least purportedly put in place for your benefit compared with being required to participate in privately controlled systems that fundamentally prioritise extracting something from you.