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 Honestly this just kind of hits how it has always hit, amirite? This has "been" the status quo since, shit the 80s. We've always had to learn how to install additional ram, add expansion cards to our computers, integrate peripherals, understand coding and function, and it seems to me that the "smooth" experiences are often controlled by the conglomerates.  This is somewhat of a filter, wherein those who choose to put the additional effort reap the rewards, and those who dont are properly rewarded with their proof of work proportionally.  I do hope that we are able to smooth out our ramps, our workflows, and the experience in general, however I fear the smoother the ability, the higher the adoption, the more broad the base.  Even though we all want freedom technology for the world, i'm not crying about the fact that there is a certain degree of mental power you have to put into these things, it serves in a way as a barrier preventing completely mindless and lazy persons from mucking up my experience.