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The slow death of the power user.
"This isn’t an accident. This is the result of two decades of deliberate, calculated effort by the largest technology companies on earth to turn users into consumers, instruments into appliances, and technical literacy into a niche hobby for weirdos. They succeeded beyond their wildest expectations"
https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/the-slow-death-of-the-power-user/
@koen_hufkens We can't all be "power users" in everything we use. I'm 100% OK with instant usability. If someone wants to just use a computer without knowing how it works that's no different from me wanting to just use clothes without knowing about weaving and stitching. Yes, that means that I'm dependent on Big Sewing. I'm OK with that. I don't want to be a self-sufficient peasant who can do everything he needs to survive but can't go to the opera.
@DrHyde @koen_hufkens I would suggest there are two main differences in your example. First, you can probably wear clothes well without knowing much about them. You can even easily switch brands without knowing anything about weaving. This is not the case with, for instance, operating systems.
Second, even if you don't weave or dye, you can probably sew. Or at least have a friend who can sew well enough to repair your clothes. But most people don't have phones with changeable batteries.
@distrowatch @DrHyde "But most people don't have phones with changeable batteries."
Anymore, that's a design choice. Not in the least inspired by wanting to sell more phones.
@koen_hufkens @DrHyde Exactly, people have largely come to accept that they can't swap batteries on a phone. People would be outraged if they were told they couldn't alter their clothing or change a tyre on their car.
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