That was 12 years ago, at worst clumsy communication and nobody was forced to do anything. This is hyperbolic melodrama. 

And he changed the default to make it opt in because that is what at a small number of noisy users wanted. Not everybody is going to agree about what transactions they want to process with their own computer. 

I would have opted in, were I using that particular package on Gentoo12 years ago because I don't want use my resources to help you with your porn and gambling, which is well within my rights.

You are the one moralizing, pearl clutching, name calling and telling other people what to do. Such histrionics. Name calling and pearl clutching are refuge for a man without a real argument