Maybe a stupid question but aren't the Amish essentially this thought process put into practice?
They aren't able to outcompete their neighbouring societies economically yet are in no way impoverished, and in many cases actually come out on top by many QOL/health metrics.
Exactly, this policy is from a government that taxed tobacco products so much that cigarettes are now cheaper than they have ever been in ~15 years because the black market stepped in and have nearly completely taken over the market.
I usually see people preferring to use the self service in McDonalds or supermarkets when given the option of either, so the consumer must find some benefit to it.
> as simple as "with open(...) as f: f.write(data)"
Save where?
With what redundancy?
With what access policies?
With what backup strategy?
With what network topology?
With what storage equipment and file system and HVAC system and...
Without on-prem, saving a file is as simple as s3.put_object() !
They aren't able to outcompete their neighbouring societies economically yet are in no way impoverished, and in many cases actually come out on top by many QOL/health metrics.