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I think you are mixing up "not having to worry about how it works" with "having the freedom to tinker". We should demand both. One reason is for our curiosity.
by collectiveness 5y ago
I think you are mixing up "not having to worry about how it works" with "having the freedom to tinker". We should demand both. One reason is for our curiosity. The other is to have checks and balances on the big companies.
- camillomiller 5y agoWe should. What I'm saying is that we still have that, and more. The suggestion is mostly the opposite, from comments like yours. That we should have less things like the Apple ecosystem, which has been fundamental in creating an entire generation of creative tinkerers, exactly because of its opinionated and broadly simplified nature.
- int_19h 5y agoWe have an either-or choice, and there's no reason for it to be like that.
- Applejinx 5y agoThe big companies have all the technical resources, and profoundly strong motivation, to apply their own malware and harm the user. You do NOT check and/or balance big companies by allowing them the freedom to tinker alongside the little guy. They will wrest the machines to their purposes every time, and they are Not Happy about obstacles in their path. Having checks and balances on big companies is a very good argument but it points the opposite direction from how you're seeing it…