You said a company would threaten someone's family to force them to work for that company. I am not aware of any time in recent history that a company has done this.
Obviously a large corporation would kill people and they do.
That's unfortunate. I kinda was chill with Costco's membership when it was easy to bypass. Still use their tire pumps shhh don't tell, hope they don't add card readers to them too :(
Yes I've been to Ohio. It's as terrible as people say.
However the correct analogy is this:
"I distrust alliant credit union, but I trust a random internet stranger that in theory is doing their work in public". That's the right number of employees and the right scale.
Your analogy is basically accepting my point. In this case, I'm trusting a random internet stranger not to lie to me, and you've very clearly illustrated why that doesn't work. Believing Ohio isn't real would require a large conspiracy. Ublock introducing something naughty would require one man. I trust that one man, but there's no reason to. If you think that's absurd do some research about recent software package changes that introduced backdoors.
Obviously if you say "just ignore shitty businesses and practices, the fundamental idea of being able to order from an app is great"...well, sure. I'm not arguing about the idea of apps. I'm arguing about the current status quo.
I use them only when it's free (ie someone else is paying for it). I hate them so much. They are not more convenient, they increase the price by 100% and they actively hurt people and small businesses.
You act like PayPal and eBay aren't in a codependent relationship. Has that changed? I mean I see PayPal as an option everywhere but I don't use it because giving money to Paypal is like giving money to ticketmaster.
Did you read the source or do you know anyone who has? Do you have statistics on vulnerabilities found?
If not, it is the same, you just trust gorhill more than honey without evidence to back it up. So do I. But it's important to remember this is just a lie most people are telling themselves, not backed up by anything other than faith.
For your statements to make sense, it need to driven by a specific actor not the system as a whole. Ie, yes, a specific threat.