Cut throat environments!

A. Device part of a business infrastructure:
Just don’t change anything; those policy are there for a reason!

B. Consumer device:
1/ If we’re talking about proprietary hardware/software forcing your network to use a specific DNS, then you need to provide more details because you should be able to change it.

2/ There is also the case for a malware:
A fresh start is preferable.
Disinfect the system while offline, then back up the needed files.
Reinstall the system on a new/old formatted drive.
With the exception of taking your privacy/security seriously this time.

They’re constructed hierarchy not natural (That hints that someone didn’t want to be the fuckup alone & created a destructive system for everyone) otherwise we would be living in a socialist utopia.

I invite everyone to listen to this episode, The history of humanity with Christopher Knight https://www.historicly.net/p/the-history-of-humanity-with-christopher

So much for green while supporting unsustainability with Microsoft closed source products (Yeah there’s apple too, giving that one the benefits of the doubts for now), plus the addiction industry of processed food and sugar & nootropics.

That’s object-oriented neural programming, stereotypical with corporate advertisements.

Pretty sure you’re describing most if not all the developer’s demographics, coding can always be optimized.
The same goes for a lot of things we do in life (Productivity).