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I'm genuinely not trolling, and Rust is okay, but only Rust acolytes exhibit this behaviour.
Like, to keep core functionality simple and open it for extensions ("extra battery", "knobs and switches", "ethernet" etc)
Edit: OTOH that pill will reduce your chance to suffer even more or even die, which is a good thing ofc
Facetime was the last Western service that allowed calls between Russia and the rest of the world, it's much bigger deal.
The question is what makes service critical. Is Expedia or Uber critical?
I used it for a little bit (got Windows laptop, thought maybe I'll switch but no), and just hated that split brain workspace.
E.g. what do Spain and Poland have in common?
State always drives towards despotism and total control, society always drives to anarchy, and when there's balance, then you have Switzerland, otherwise slide towards Somali or Russia.
https://news.mit.edu/2019/narrow-corridor-acemoglu-liberty-0...