> Today the Ethernet port is removed from many personal computers perhaps in hopes computer owners will send ("sync") their files to third party computers on the internet (renamed "the cloud") as a means of transferring files between the owner's computers.

Oh come on, this isn't a conspiracy. For the last decade, every single laptop computer I've used has been thinner than an ethernet port, and every desktop has shipped with an ethernet port. I think the last few generations of MacBook Pros (which were famously thicker than prior generations) are roughly as thick as an ethernet port, but I'm not sure it'd practically fit.

And I know hacker news hates thin laptops, but most people prefer thin laptops over laptops with ethernet. My MacBook Air is thin and powerful and portable and can be charged with a USB-C phone charger. It's totally worth it for 99% of people to not have an ethernet port.

> thinner than an ethernet port

The XJACK and similar designs have been around long enough they can vote