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We own the hardware, but not the experience anymore โ€” Big Tech keeps building smarter, more connected devices, but the user experience feels more intrusive, more confusing, and less human (www.windowscentral.com)
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The line between helpful tech and quiet surveillance is blurring โ€” and our devices no longer feel fully under our control.

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[-] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

I get tut-tutted by other Linux nerds for this a lot, but I think Linux is impersonal in a different way because it simply demands more of the user. Sure, it gives freedom, but that freedom comes with responsibility, and a lot of people just are like "ain't nobody got time for that!" Which I think is a valid way to feel.

[-] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 4 weeks ago

I've been a developer for decades. I've contributed to FOSS code and do a lot of my own development.

I just want a desktop that works. No fuss.

Yes I could compile my own x11 (and have) but I would rather spend my time doing my own shit than trying to stand up a new VM for some edge issue I'm having.

Just...just give me a UI I can use.

It's why I use Ubuntu.

[-] tyrant@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

Linux has come a long way though and it's basically turn key for some distros. Even with flatpak or system catalogs built into the gui.

[-] HP_Rubshaft@lemmynsfw.com 0 points 4 weeks ago

Freedom and taking ownership (responsibility) for one's actions go hand in hand.

People irritated at having to make their own choices don't get to then be mad that choices are being made for them when they outsource that decision making process, imo.

[-] Dojan@pawb.social 1 points 4 weeks ago

This is how democracy works, too. It only works so long as people have time to engage with it properly.

People not having time is by design.

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