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We should have the ability to run any code we want on hardware we own

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2071 points K0nserv | 2 comments | 31 Aug 25 21:46 UTC | HN request time: 1.677s | source
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agentultra ◴[01 Sep 25 01:13 UTC] No.45088542[source]▶
100 percent agree.

I’ve given talks on how various jailbreak exploits work in order to teach people how to protect their own software but also with the suggestion that we should be able to do this.

It’s nuts that personal computers aren’t personal anymore. Devices you might not think of as PC’s… just are. They’re sold in slick hardware. And the software ecosystem tries to prevent tampering in the name of security… but it’s not security for the end user most of the time. It’s security for the investors to ensure you have to keep paying them.

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1. e_i_pi_2 ◴[02 Sep 25 15:10 UTC] No.45104110[source]▶
> It’s nuts that personal computers aren’t personal anymore

I think the core driver here is that most people don't want a "personal" computer, they want a device that's able to reliably accomplish tasks. Early computers gave users much more power and control but that also came with the responsibility to set up and maintain the system, which limited the userbase a lot. I'd argue a lot of the security is security from the user against themself - there is definitely some value in trying your best to make sure a user is unable to brick their phone no matter how much they try, because they're likely going to blame you and ask you to fix it afterwards

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2. agentultra ◴[02 Sep 25 16:02 UTC] No.45104871[source]▶
We can have both worlds.

Just because there are some users that prefer such devices doesn't mean that a technical user who can repurpose that device shouldn't be allowed to.