mainly because it’s more reliable / convenient / cheaper ? And as a consequence the user population on average becomes more ignorant, less likely to care, and

mainly because it’s more reliable / convenient / cheaper ? And as a consequence the user population on average becomes more ignorant, less likely to care, and less technically capable. It's one thing to crush internet freedom when half your users are programmers. It's entirely different when half your users don't know what a "file extension" is.