First, you're mixing population with the author. He wants his own private computer, maybe the global population doesn't. Second,participating in a ubiquous sys

First, you're mixing population with the author. He wants his own private computer, maybe the global population doesn't. Second,participating in a ubiquous system does not mean you support a part or all of it. If I buy chicken from the supermarket, that does not mean I support all the atrocities in chicken farms. I could avoid buying chicken and going vegan, but then the same argument can be made for pretty much any other industry. Someone is getting screwed either way, doesn't mean I like it.