I think non-technical people are ok with the abuse because everything on their computer abuses them. And if something goes awry, they figure it's their own faul

I think non-technical people are ok with the abuse because everything on their computer abuses them. And if something goes awry, they figure it's their own fault for using their trackball mouse incorrectly [0]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trackball https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trackball