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> Computers are tools to do work. They stopped being mere tools for work a long, long time ago. Computers are - apart from nowadays being ubiquitous in many ev
by arexxbifs 6y ago
> Computers are tools to do work.
They stopped being mere tools for work a long, long time ago. Computers are - apart from nowadays being ubiquitous in many everyday objects - sold as consumer appliances for end users to watch TV and store their personal photos, texts, correspondence and conversations.
And even if people stop doing that, computers are also used to do banking and contact government agencies, in many places so much so that they're _needed_ to do this, creating a massive lock-in for most people to accomplish everyday tasks.
I wonder how many people there'd be who'd really have to "do work" on computers if the above wasn't the case.