For me, early days of computer = the computer was mine and what I interacted with on it was largely mine. Now : constantly opting out, denying cookies, blockin

For me, early days of computer = the computer was mine and what I interacted with on it was largely mine. Now : constantly opting out, denying cookies, blocking ads, installing piHole, blocking scripts, filtering emails for spam, ticking or unticking that tickbox, opt-out etc etc. And I haven't even touched on the straightforward malicious stuff. Scams, phishing, cryptobombs, dodgy links etc. And more and more of our lives rely on it. End result = More angles to guard, stakes are higher. This feeling of being "on guard" all the time is fatiguing and does drain some of the fun from day to day general use computers. [edit: snipped examples, reworded bits for conciseness]