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Fortunately, they not not have to remain, and are not innately and inescapably "cons0omers".
I was such a corporate fanboy consumer in the 90s... Until I (frankly) "turned on, tuned in, and dropped out".
I sure wasn't the first, not the only since / wont be the last.
... Even despite the promise of "AI" (LLM/HRM/MCP) atrophying people's brains even further into dependence.
Also worth noting: ... ... Linux use % keeps rising slowly. (Currently over 5% I hear.)