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Re:Digital Books wear out faster than Physical Books by leidenfrost on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @06:27AM (#33621512)
And that's the problem with "owning your device entirely".

Most people are not capable (or willing) to own their device to its full extent and take responsibility for it.

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Re:Digital Books wear out faster than Physical Books by afiori on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @08:13AM (#33622392)
The options are not limited to "A sanctified centralized authority controls and limits all my devices" and "I need to recompile the kernel by hand".

For most people "owning their devices" means being allowed to meaningfully change OS (or even just modify it) without losing major functionalities.

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