>One example is the loss of freedom to own what we buy. We have been slowly moving towards to future where we own nothing, and merely lease stuff. Smartphones a

>One example is the loss of freedom to own what we buy. We have been slowly moving towards to future where we own nothing, and merely lease stuff. Smartphones are kind of already there - utterly locked down, with a walled garden of apps. Cars too are moving in that direction. What does that have to do with the article? Also... insofar as this is something people want, the market should provide it, no? Nothing prevents you from building your own PC that runs linux. Cryptocurrency has been huge. VPNs are a huge business. Nothing prevents you from deleting your Facebook account. Mastodon is blowing up. I think what you're discussing is pretty much orthogonal to the topic. Thiel (mentioned in the article) has been a big cryptocurrency proponent, for example.