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You have to weigh in the fact that the growth of the internet has allowed hobbyists to find each other. But then governments and international organizations will be pressured to prosecute against hackers and tinkerers. The post addresses the possibility that in the future, we won't be able to modify our own hardware. It's not elitist to worry about who will have ownership over our future products if it's not going to be ourselves.