Jtype
Joined 5 years ago
Joined 5 years ago
Most people may move to iOS and Android, but that's a moot point since those aren't the people or the OSes that the article is about.
The article is focused on how the limitations and changes made for consumption computing has affected the OS design and negatively impacted the users who actually need a desktop or laptop, either to produce or as hobby machines. If the OS is constantly changing and degrading, it may not matter that much to those who only really need a smartphone or tablet, but it has a huge impact on the rest.
Desktop and laptop sales have been dropping for years as more consumers realize that their needs can be met by a mobile device, tablet, or chromebook. Sure the changes probably don't mean much to that market, but that market is fading. Making unnecessary changes which interfere with the UI impact the hardcore users, who will be the base of desktop/laptop users in the near future.
Your argument is essentially that since the changes have little impact to those who don't care, that it shouldn't matter to the rest of us. That's pretty dismissive of a large group of users, and a rather useless observation.
EV cars use more rare elements that require more mining is true. So one would assume that the initial CO2 generated in the productions to be higher.
The grid isn't 100% renewable so there is plenty of co2 produced in running an EV.
EV batteries wear out around 100000 miles, requiring a costly(both $$ and CO2 production) replacement. Meanwhile ICE cars today can regularly approach 200000 miles before replacement.
With those three things considered, I highly doubt that CO2 production is impacted all that strongly by switching to an EV.
You assert that the programs exist to segregate the school, with no evidence.
You assert that more resources are spent on gifted programs without any evidence.
You assert that gifted program both do and do not provide better outcomes. Evidence is not needed here since these statements oppose each other.
The only "evidence" you present is your opinion, anecdotal evidence of what you believe you saw in attending a NYC school.