In my mind this sort of defeats the whole purpose of the RPI Foundation: bring cheap computing to the masses, especially those who don't have equal opportunity

In my mind this sort of defeats the whole purpose of the RPI Foundation: bring cheap computing to the masses, especially those who don't have equal opportunity or access to technology. Typical techbro thinking unfortunately: "Yeah but this is soooo much bETter!!!" Obtaining an sd card (at a gas station or corner drug store in the US these days) and obtaining an m2 drive require two completely different levels of economic access.