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But it also affects people's morale. You know if the computer is constantly frustrating to use, and people are using it, their lives are going to be frustrating, and if they're using it in their jobs, their jobs are going to be frustrating; they're going to hate their jobs. And you know, people protect themselves from frustration by deciding not to care. So you end up with people whose attitude is, &ldquo;Well, I showed up for work today. That's all I have to do. If I can't make progress, that's not my problem; that's the boss's problem.&rdquo; And when this happens, it's bad for those people, and it's bad for society as a whole. That's Freedom One, the freedom to help yourself.