If self-determination means an enthnostate then no people has that right. If every ethnic group had its own state in which it was guaranteed supremacy, the world would be a complete mess. It doesn't work. We are seeing in Israel/Palestine a thoroughly worked out example of why it doesn't work, and what the consequences are when you try to make it work.
Apple's customers don't like the advert. There's not point in Apple arguing with them. Its like trying to argue with someone about whether a joke is funny. If they didn't laugh the first time, having a debate about it just makes it worse.
I take issue with the idea that maintainable code is about "making programmers' lives easier", rather than "making code that is correct and is easy to keep correct as it evolves". Correctness matters for the user - indeed, sometimes it is a matter of life and death.
Does running long distance increase the chance of getting sick?