Imagine the mountain of electronic waste if everyone needs a separate gadget for every task. A screen is a screen. In theory, a single general-purpose computer

Imagine the mountain of electronic waste if everyone needs a separate gadget for every task. A screen is a screen. In theory, a single general-purpose computer with a screen is the simplest solution of all. The real problem, as I see it, is that it has become very hard to make a general purpose computer with good UX and decent privacy. All the forces are working against it. But we should not give up trying.