I would like to agree and disagree with you after a fashion. > They are far, far more comfortable as consumers. Yes, 100%. >It turns out, most people lack th

I would like to agree and disagree with you after a fashion. > They are far, far more comfortable as consumers. Yes, 100%. >It turns out, most people lack the knowledge, skill, or desire to be peers. A decent percent of the population LOVES this kind of challenge. That's why I ran a C64 BBS in 1986'ish. That's why I setup my own IRC server that is still running today. That's why I was running Linux back in 1994. That's also why so many people work on cars as a hobby. The desire to control the "thing-in-your-hands" is powerful, and the more $EvilCorp tries to turn everything into a toaster the more people will rebel against it. You are correct that most people want stuff that "Just Works". Hell, the mental load needed to get people to do regular oil changes on their cars is too much; so we can't expect the hacker mentality from everybody. These walled gardens are dangerous, so we need to encourage resistance instead of dismissing it.