[lbo-talk] computer jerks

[Wojtek Sokolowski]

Today I opened my Internet Explorer and I discovered
that the last automatic update changed the way I
organized my links.  They are no longer grouped into
folderes that are meaningful to me.  They are now
organized by the choice of site, date, most wanted or
order visited today because some fucking asshole at
Micro$oft has decided that this is the way how I
should organize my life.

This is equivalent to the same fucking asshole barging
into my house an starting rearanging my furniture in
what he thinks is a more 'efficient' way - in which
case I would take advantage of my 2nd amenedment right
and shoot the asshole right in his fucking head.  I
feel doing the same to the fucks who mess with the way
I organize my desktop.  

I discovered that such arrogance is not limited to
Micro$oft - and many computer fucks, from lowly IT
support grunts to top software designers and engineers
believe that they have the right to mess with the way
people organize their lives in the name of
technological "progress" or "effciency." 

I wonder where does such asshole arrogance come from? 
Is it a prerequisite of working in the computer
business, or is it something one learns while working
in this field?  And more importantly, what can be done
to stop these jerks acting like demi-gods and masters
of other people's lives, and start acting like other
service personnel - with deference and respect toward
the wishes and idiosycracies of their customers, no
matter how "irrational" or "inefficient" they may
appear?

Fuck IT arrogance!

Wojtek

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