things can be taken from you that you did not intentionally or even knowingly "give up."
The “right to repair” [hardware] was largely taken from me (and, I suspect, a great many others) by the arrival of surface mount technology.
The
need to adopt Windows 10 was, for me, largely driven by Adobe's policy of supporting nothing less with their Creative Suite. When your clients require delivery of Indesign documents or drawings in Illustrator format, you have little choice.
The ability or “right” of the hobbyist to keep the software equivalent of a 1960 Mini Cooper going is admirable, but bears little relationship to the necessities of modern commerce.
Sadly.