I own several thinkpads. Still, I’m completely disillusioned with modern computer companies. Hardware as something you own has probably never existed as the NSA has always sought to ensure that major chip manufacturers produce products that are secretly accessible to them. Attempts to mitigate these backdoors have been numerous, and while admirable, appear to have been a placeholder for the actual mitigation introduced by the new RISC-V architectures, which are chip products produced beyond the purview of major manufacturers. Once this tech becomes widespread, we may see the development of holes in the NSA dragnet, but even that is hard to predict as their access to advanced tech and spying techniques makes them appear all-powerful within their jurisdiction.