"Boy do I miss the good old days, where devices were programmable by their owners instead of just e-waste consumption slabs." Boy I miss the good old days when

"Boy do I miss the good old days, where devices were programmable by their owners instead of just e-waste consumption slabs." Boy I miss the good old days when you had to build the board in your computer before these interlopers could buy pre-built computers. Ugh. Not everyone wants a science project. I know this is hard for many techies to understand but not everyone loves tech for the sake of tech. For many these are just tools no more special than any other tool and if they don't do useful work they are a burden.