Free Software isn't a religion. Or at least it shouldn't be.
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Assuming this isn't a troll post, why wouldn't it be possible? Not everything has an open source alternative that's nearly as good. I use Linux, I like open source, but I still use Discord and google services and occasionally a bunch of other closed source apps like Steam. Not everything ever made has to be open source.
this is so obviously a troll account that it's painful to see no one else questioning it
Using free software is the important part, IMO. Not using non-free software is a good wishlist item. But of course there are those who differ with me. :)
I mean, it’s not like slavery or murder.
Being pro-FOSS does not mean you are anti proprietary software. There’s plenty of middle ground.
Video games, for example, where the company might not want to open source their server code for plenty of very legitimate reasons.
Mail is a super important utility. For physical mail, it’s a felony for anybody to open it. For digital mail, gmail open, reads, and inserts ads before handing it to you. It’s ok to think some things are important enough to mandate FOSS, and some things not.