>>106872265
Rossmann floated the idea that no-one (eg politicians) had any idea how much interest there was in right-to-repair and other similar movements.
So if everyone interested put on the clippy mask then
(1) You wouldn't feel you were fighting for your rights alone.
(2) Politicians might spend an extra second before tradings your rights away.

>>106872467
>When did Clippy become liked?
When that era of computer started to be put into museum.
It's a goofy character.