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What are you talking about? How does an OS relate to the scams described in the article?
It sounds like they are saying that the operating system is dumbing down for its users, meaning users could be less intelligent and still use it.
@skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl and I believe two OS's refer to MacOS and Windows, in regards to how they are protecting users privacy. Furthermore I think your point on the Steam Deck is in line with that commenter is postulating; that people have been getting more stupid and less able to navigate the technology they own. I think in this commenters perfect world, the Steam Deck wouldn't have needed to have been locked down in that way.
At least, this was my takeaway from their comments. I'm not them so I can't say for sure of course.
I'm somewhere in the middle of both of you, though more with you. In terms of usability, Windows just works. For as much as I'd like to prefer Linux, I think it's absurd that I'd have to know the entirety of the ins and outs of the OS in order to use it at a basic level, which is probably rooted in growing up with GUI'd programs. I'm fine with CLI, I just get frustrated because projects I've tried using it for rarely work all the way through the guide. Basically, it feels like if you try to find any guide on Linux and any guide on Windows, the likelihood of (me) someone being able to complete that guide all the way through will likely side on Windows, due to the insanely diverse nature of Linux it feels like there's a higher chance of things going wrong due to the number of steps. By having the ability to do anything and everything, you then actually have to do everything. Also, permissions and networking are just a pain...
Personally I think that's just as crazy as having no control at all, so I'm never going to win lol.