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general computing finally died to capitalism
Has there ever been a time when computer geeks weren't consider a weird group of outsiders?
BTW, I was raised on MS-DOS and it didn't help my computer literacy one bit (heheh). I still can barely navigate my computer in the CLI, much less build anything or do anything cool from some internalized "mental model" of how a computer works. Meanwhile, there are a bunch of toddlers running around with Arduinos and doing all manners of mind blowing shit.
Lmao, this is a "low"-end (but still decently powerful) device targeting the 90%+ of people that just use their laptop as a web browser and streaming device. And it's running MacOS. Power users are not the target audience and this has absolutely nothing to do with the evils of capitalism besides maybe the supply chain.
But, hey, let's crucify Apple because they dared to release a cheaper version of their laptops during a time of wide-spread economic hardship. 🙄