This is actually not how I understand the origins of the phrase. Before the PC, ...

ghostpepper on May 21, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Windows package manager does not permit opting out...

This is actually not how I understand the origins of the phrase. Before the PC, all computers were owned by large corporations and governments, and the PC was seen as a way to take back that control. See also: Apple's famous 1984 ad.