除非安全和隐私是你的核心业务，否则不要过于执着于它们。
制作一个简单的三明治，从原材料开始，这是一项全职工作，大约需要六个月的时间。你需要养鸡、取海水、用原材料制作面包等等。除非你能卖出大量自己从零开始制作的三明治，否则你将耗费大量的金钱和时间。
只有上帝才能瞬间制作三明治。如果你试图制作一个简单的铅笔，可能需要的时间会超过六个月。
现在，考虑一下安全和隐私。仅仅构建一个看似合理私密且稳健的Linux计算机，就至少需要一年的全职努力。这实际上比从原材料制作一个简单的三明治要困难得多，而从原材料制作一个简单的三明治本身就是一项全职业务。所谓的系统构建是一项不赚钱的全职工作。
用你的“个人”劳动构建一个私有的Linux计算机所付出的代价包括你的事业、工作、健康、关系以及你生活中的其他一切。隐私的成本极高。你需要接受你计算环境中的一些粗糙之处。
如果你强迫自己从原材料制作三明治和铅笔，制作家具、建房子、种植食物、经营电子商务商店、构建私有的Linux计算机等等，那么你将无法在任何一件事情上做到出色，收入也不会高。你只会得到与你最擅长的领域相匹配的报酬。只有专业化才能让你致富。如果你试图将精力分散到包括安全和隐私在内的多个领域，你将始终处于贫困状态。即使是富有的程序员Linus Torvalds也避免在他的Linux计算机上调整Linux内核选项。他只是使用未修改的Fedora。Linus Torvalds并不在意他的AMD CPU存在硬件后门，并且肯定不会费心“手动”构建一个能够阻止AMD PSP和Intel ME的无后门路由器。但他可能会“购买”那些由他人禁用Intel ME的计算机。
如果你想致富，你应该专注于你的核心业务，并牺牲其他事情，比如出色的隐私。
现在，你明白了什么是牺牲。牺牲甚至可能意味着你使用Mac Pro，而不是个人强化的Linux桌面。Linux的创造者都懒得“手动”强化自己的Linux计算机。
如果你想富有并过上好日子，你应该准备好购买所有与核心业务无关的东西。购买东西所花费的时间远远少于从零开始构建东西。
在核心业务之外花费时间基本上就是财务自杀。
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