> There's probably a few tens of thousands of stressed out freelancers right now who can't pay their rent this month because their only machine just got bricked

> There's probably a few tens of thousands of stressed out freelancers right now who can't pay their rent this month because their only machine just got bricked by the Big Sur update I opened my late 2013 MBP, unplugged the IO board's cable, rebooted, OS finished upgrading. I left it unplugged for now (lost WiFi/BT, HDMI and one USB) not an issue for me, was using TB to displayport and gigabit lan adapter anyways. System works and reboots fine without IO board being plugged in. Ordered a 14$ replacement board from eBay. Do steps 17 and 18 of this: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Pro+13-Inch+Retina+Display+Late+2013+I-O+Board+Replacement/27284 https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Pro+13-Inch+Retina+Disp...