Convenience is a trade of agency for temporary stasis. Proprietary operating systems are curated environments designed to minimize friction by maximizing dependency. The learning curve associated with Linux is not a defect, but the cost of reclamation. To use it is to transition from a tenant to an architect. Analogy: A tenant in a furnished apartment enjoys immediate utility but possesses no power over the structural integrity or the terms of the lease. A builder on open land faces the labor of construction and the harshness of the elements, yet they alone own the foundation. Entropy eventually dismantles the closed system that prohibits user repair; the sovereign system persists because its inhabitants understand the mechanics of its survival. #DigitalSovereignty #Linux #SystemArchitecture #OpenSource #TechEthics