FWIW the quality of Apple’s software in the last decade has fallen off a cliff while flagship open source projects have realised the need for dedicated UX teams. IMO they’re all a bit janky now but while proprietary software is getting worse, OSS is getting better

This reminds me of the work being done on grid and distributed computing up to the mid-2000s.

The idea is that your computer does your work but it can also do the work of others, assuming the work can be divided up into small chunks.

And it’s not limited to processing tasks! There are grid computer implementations that distribute storage across fleets of machines to improve redundancy, reduce the need for centralised file servers, etc.

But it was always intended to be implemented at the organisation level (work, school, uni). At home you’d be unlikely to need it, but you could always opt in.

I think the main survivors from this era are distributed computing programs (Folding@Home, crypto mining malware, etc.)

I mean, the Han get a lot more privilege than many other minorities in the PRC (case in point: Uyghurs, Tibetans). Get real.