It goes along with the "soft bigotry of low expectations". We've come to a common mental model of the world that disempowers the individual, especially in the realm of responsibilities. The state and the corporation are the sole seats of responsibility and of blame, and thus the sole seats of power.
It's more than a little disturbing to see people willingly disempower themselves in such a fashion for so little in return.
There is nothing wrong with lamenting a change that takes away an easy, beneficial option. It is tacit acknowledgement that if you make the best choices easy to make, then more people will make them.
Given this basic fact, it is our responsibility to exert pressure on states and corporations to make the better options available to us.
All I can say is my son hacks lego sets. He also hacks M4 science kits occasionally too. The fact that it is a model kit doesn't mean that after the model is done, you can't tear it apart and put it in a spare parts box that can be used for freeform building.
It's more than a little disturbing to see people willingly disempower themselves in such a fashion for so little in return.