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> as if that is an answer for the vast majority of PC users in the world. The vast majority of PC users don't give a fuck if they "Own Their Hardware" or any o
by ogre_codes 6y ago
> as if that is an answer for the vast majority of PC users in the world.
The vast majority of PC users don't give a fuck if they "Own Their Hardware" or any other philosophical questions about their computer. They buy a tool and use it. Generally speaking, those tools work just fine for them until ultimately the drive fails or they drop it into a creek while hiking.
It's the nerds on HN who bitch about "Owning their computer". Literally the people who should have the skills and knowledge to fix the very problem they are complaining about. If you tried to talk to your mom or your sister about how they don't own their computers they would likely look at you as if you were insane.
FWIW, I'm only intermittently a Linux user, mostly I use MacOS.
- im3w1l 6y agoThey don't complain about "not owning their computer" but they complain about downstream problems.