system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Why do computers force updates on you at certain points? Like “screw whatever you’re doing it’s update time!” Kind of thing.
gpt
The biggest reason is security. Security researchers (read: hackers) are constantly discovering new exploits which the developers must then patch. If given the option to, many users will just continue to postpone software updates indefinitely. This becomes a security risk for which the software developers are ultimately responsible, hence forced updates.