Everything we have seen over the last few years (eg what microsoft is doing to Windows) points to a push to make the platforms we used to control, more like the 'consumption' platforms. Profit demands it.
"Does this serve my goals, or someone else's metrics?" indeed.
Seriously, please stop it. If you talk about an abstract topic, feel free to have no picture, just text.
Most of the examples used to justify creation vs consumption can also be explained by low scale vs high scale (cost sensitive at high scale) or portability.
IMO the important thing to be mindful of is your creation-vs-consumption balance. We tend to overindex on consumption.
I invested in two wireless handheld keyboard+pointer inputs to match the different input styles of me and my wife.
Completely bypasses all ads with less effort than setting up a pihole or torrent+Plex server, and the bonus is avoiding the surveillance from the TV's 'consumption OS'
HPsquared•15m ago