Is it that universal though? I know it was 40 years ago now, but when management overrode engineers to sign off on the disastrous launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger, I don’t think they faced any legal consequences.

You’re not alone

IMO if your survival depends on doing a ‘job’ (especially if you’re employed by someone else), then it’s better to look for fulfilment in your personal life and realize the job is a means to survive and hopefully also fund what you really want to do for yourself and your loved ones.

Work to live, not live to work.

It’s open source - literally the opposite of black box.

Right? Why not just let the user position it where they want it? This seems like it can only be nefarious.

Which brands are acceptable to be associated with?

(I don’t own one, and I’m not familiar with what other brands are available these days.)

VPN isn’t the only or best solution for this. Alternatives include TOR, proxies, etc.

👍 I agree with that and personally use Plasma currently, though have mained gnome in the past.

Pinning the version of one package doesn’t constitute “micromanage every little piece of software independentlly”.

No need to get hyperbolic.

If you’re not willing to take even a small action to customize your system, then you should just take what you get and don’t throw a fit.

Shouldn’t that only apply if the other software depends on the new functionality in the updated gnome?

X referred to a display server since long before Twitter was born.