Culiper

Yeah I know, and his mom did his dirty laundry. Still a comfy read!

You should read the book "Walden". The guy is also leaves society to live closer to nature for more or less similar reasons. But then in 1845.

Interesting, thanks!

Yes I understand, but all I’m saying is that there is an argument to be made there. And luckily the transgressions of Microsoft pale in comparison to the Nazi regime :-)

I'm curious what you disagree with! Personally I understand the sentiment, but I'm not sure it's necessarily a bad thing that stuff get's more locked down. I've delved deep into custom roms and linux, riced my desktop and advocated for FOSS and discussed privacy concerns with friends and colleagues. But at some point you also need to work and be productive. Use the technology that's available. I need Office for my work, and I'd like to point my partner to a nice restaurant with Google Maps when we're on holiday. The Microsofts, googles and Apples of this world excel in actually delivering results. And it can be argued that that's more important than you really "owning" a device or a service.