Seems incoherent. What exactly is the bad idea and why? Are they rediscovering "don't run stuff needlessly as root"?

The bad idea is that by rooting, you can (of course) turn your device into a 24/7 surveillance device that sends voice and video data everywhere.

That does not mean that LG does all that by default.

Because of course it does. You are fighting the wrong side, they should proof they are good, not you defend them.

Yeah, it is insane a fully open source firmware with reproducible builds is not a minimum standard for something as sensitive as a modern smart TV.

	▲	p0lychromatic 14 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		It is not the minimum standard for computers. Why should it be for TVs?