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> 1. Vote with your feet - Put your money in the pockets of the people aligned to your values. The sad reality right now is that we're actively suggesting that
by mrweasel 5y ago
> 1. Vote with your feet - Put your money in the pockets of the people aligned to your values.
The sad reality right now is that we're actively suggesting that peoples stop buying smart phones, and I think that would mean that any argument will fall on deaf ears. Yes, projects like the PinePhone exists, but they aren't ready for the general public.
As much as I agree with your comment, the sad reality is that I have to pick between Apple and Google. Of those two companies I still trust Apple significantly more.
- fragileone 5y agoThat's not the only choice at all. Pixel phones + GrapheneOS/CalyxOS. Various phones + LineageOS. Various devices + SailfishOS. Librem 5. PinePhone. Fairphone. /e/. F(x)Tec Pro1. You're greatly underestimating the ability of people to adapt when suggiciently motivated, especially when so many devices can be bought fully set up and most people use only a few apps anyway.
- seanp2k2 5y agoThere are lots of DIY electric car kits out there too, but suggesting one as a viable alternative daily driver to mass-market consumers seems a bit unrealistic. Apple was nice in theory because it provided out-of-the-box privacy and security that laypeople could just go buy.