I have what feels like a religious belief, that denying humanity the ability to use tools to explore, to poke & prod & pry at the virtual materials in front of

I have what feels like a religious belief, that denying humanity the ability to use tools to explore, to poke & prod & pry at the virtual materials in front of us is Anti-Enlightenment, flies in the face of the godhood & what nature & destiny & whatever provenance might be has built in creating mankind. No material in the universe has ever been resistant to understanding, to probing, to exploration. It's from this exploration that humankind has emerged & whatever of greatness of civilization that we have has been built. These mechanized systems that we legally are not allowed to explore or work is one of the most de-humanizing hells I can imagine. Humanity as we know it can not endure in a world where we are never allowed to understand or go further. Shame on any company or law that acts otherwise; they are monsters. Thank you for your very succinct well captured write up. Humankind seems desperately in need of a defense force, needs to be able to grasp what an existential threat forced-consumierzation is, how radical of a historical upset this juncture we're at is. I 100% agree that giving people insight & visibility & faculties to work with, understand, see, & monkey with computers is essential to keeping our core liberaties alive, in an increasingly mechanizing & automating world.