@loriemerson My problem with this is the entire rest of the piece which I wrote an angsty essay about in a class as a teen

Computers at the time largely COULD be repaired with simple tools and the parts, at least as easily as a refrigerator or microwave, which he thinks are fine. An absolute rando can't fix a refrigerator without some specific knowledge either.

And I vaguely remember some comment about typing manuscripts, but he had his wife type for him. Easy to dismiss when you're not the one typing!