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> Where do you draw the line? I would draw it around the user. Devices aren't inherently bad, unless they're used against their owners. Also, removing the conc
by squarefoot 4y ago
> Where do you draw the line?
I would draw it around the user. Devices aren't inherently bad, unless they're used against their owners. Also, removing the concept of ownership creates a new set of problems. Cellphones would be a wonderful technology if their main purpose wasn't to profile and track users pushing them to micropay or be exposed to advertising to use functions that they could easily find, download and install on more open platforms. Ditto for Smart TVs, car electronics, home assistants, etc. they all are faces of the same problem: manufacturers went past that line and the user lost all ownership and control in exchange for low cost and ease of use, but this came at a price that some of us aren't willing to pay.