TL;DR for anybody worried. systemd-tmpfiles --purge was too broad in scope (and has a confusing name) so now you must be more specific when using it to avoid accidentally deleting things.

There are millions of people who can afford $140/yr. They just don't complain on forums.

From the article

The problem seems to revolve around brands that haven't acquired this licensing

It seems to just be rent seeking? Since it’s retroactive there probably isn’t a security change and malicious hardware can spoof being licensed, though this is unclear. So it probably only hurts legitimate small brands.

Such a strange comment.

Surely they kept it private because it’s bad for business. Then they randomly respond with this on a forum post?

It would just lead to the decay of society where nobody is responsible for their own commitments.

It’s actually a very soft bill, it has no requirements to make hardware that is actually pro-consumer.

Most OS statistics come from web usage which is probably pretty minimal for Steam Decks.

They can read the room, the US government is pathetic.

They don’t care about Firefox. Chrome is the browser market, they have weakened extensions, they implemented DRM, and here we are.

Because they don’t have the same generational wealth.

Many people have been taught regulation is bad, not much logic to it.

USB-C as a connector can easily last a decade, much longer for just power delivery.

I’ve improved my life quite a lot but it’s hard to give advice to others.

The comparison mindset is really bad though. It literally doesn’t matter what another monkey on this planet does. Your thoughts about how to improve your life are ones you have to discuss with yourself (maybe guided by a therapist). There is no wrong way to live but you have to make the choice on how you want to.