Some people want appliances, others want tools. For the people who want an appliance-like computing experience, this type of curation is exactly what they signed up for. For people who want a tool-like computing experience, then managing their own security situation is part of what they've signed up for.

Neither side of this dichotomy is wrong (I know it's technically a spectrum...). While you sound like someone who views their computer as a tool, plenty of people don't. And I'm sure there are things in your life from which you expect an appliance-like experience as well, while other people may use tool-like versions of that same basic concept.

Can one run Flash in Chromium on Linux, by the way? I have only been able to do it in Firefox.

Do you have a TV? Do you have a Roku or other streaming box? Do you use a smartphone?

>Roku or other streaming box

There's LibreElec. The perfect project for that Raspberry Pi you have laying around

>smartphone

There's Linux distros for some phones now like Mobian

No. No. No.

> Do you have a TV?

No

> Do you have a Roku or other streaming box?

No

> Do you use a smartphone?

Yes, reluctantly.

Do you use a phone? Which one?

I use a Nokia 6030. It's not a smart phone. I don't carry it with me. When I do bring it I take the battery out and put it back in to receive or make calls.

You seem to be serious about this, then.