Here we have an entire blog post where a self-proclaimed tech-savvy user is completely unable to perform any amount of valuable work because they have no access

Here we have an entire blog post where a self-proclaimed tech-savvy user is completely unable to perform any amount of valuable work because they have no access to any data that they supposedly own. Here is a professional in the world of tech, calling customer support to try and understand what happened to data they created but cannot access. Because they don't have a copy. Because they let Apple talk them into vendor locking themselves. And now they literally can't work, and are surprised by this fact, and have no idea why. And you're completely at peace with the fact that Apple has it stored on a non-redundant server somewhere you have no idea where, and are totally comfortable with the fact that they might grant or deny your access to that data at their discretion and you have no recourse. I love how we have "professionals" who can't use bare metal or be bothered to administer systems, applications, or data. You don't deserve to be in this field if you can't do this stuff yourself. Someday you will lose something that doesn't belong to you, and it's going to ruin someone else's day.