This feels like a half-thought-out rant.

> Adults do not allow others to make their decisions for them. They make their own decisions and benefit or suffer from the consequences of them. Those who do not are children.

… not everyone has choice available to them.

> He said his wife would not "let" him use a full-sized computer, which strongly suggests that he believed he had no say in the matter.

Based on what? This is a common phrase along my parent’s generation. The author has an axe to grind and is looking for targets.