> And I’m sure they put a digital version of a “Do not remove” sticker on that audio filter. (Though I’m worried that in the many years since the workaround was added, nobody remembers why it’s there. Hopefully, their laptops are not still carrying this audio filter to protect against damage to a model of hard drive they are no longer using.)
The audio filter is Chesterton's fence
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._K._Chesterton#Chesterton's_...