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This is where the Linux and self hosting people chime in.
I get tut-tutted by other Linux nerds for this a lot, but I think Linux is impersonal in a different way because it simply demands more of the user. Sure, it gives freedom, but that freedom comes with responsibility, and a lot of people just are like "ain't nobody got time for that!" Which I think is a valid way to feel.
Freedom and taking ownership (responsibility) for one's actions go hand in hand.
People irritated at having to make their own choices don't get to then be mad that choices are being made for them when they outsource that decision making process, imo.
This is how democracy works, too. It only works so long as people have time to engage with it properly.
People not having time is by design.