The Power of "No"

We live in a world that constantly pressures us to say "yes." Yes to the Terms of Service we didn't read. Yes to the app that everyone else is using. Yes to the convenient, shiny cage that proprietary software offers. We're told that compromise is a virtue. I hear arguments like, "I only use this one proprietary program for work," or "I need it to talk to my friends." It feels pragmatic. But in…