I think the "getting rid of private ownership" thing is a red herring. I don't think its accurate to say that most people hold it as some kind of deep personal

I think the "getting rid of private ownership" thing is a red herring. I don't think its accurate to say that most people hold it as some kind of deep personal philosophy; not to the "renting is sometimes convenient and good" degree, but the "ownership is bad and should be discouraged" degree. Obviously there exists people with communist ideology, which while I disagree with feels at least defensible; but we're not talking about Land and Inventions, we're talking about, you know, bricks of Smart Metal in our bags. That differentiation is important, because it reveals the main reason why Apple is successful, and why they don't get market pushback: Most people just don't care. There's a good chunk of radicalization on the side of Freedom, there's very little radicalization on the other side, mostly just people who haven't thought about it enough, and then there's the vast majority in the middle who just don't care. I take comfort in that reality, because it indicates to me that this will probably change. We're seeing right to repair gain steam in US legislature. It takes time to develop shared language and understanding on why this is important, and why it matters, with those people in the center, many in positions of power.