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The solution is to stop using platforms that are so actively hostile towards people's freedoms. Edit: folks downvoting my comment are deluding themselves. App

The solution is to stop using platforms that are so actively hostile towards people's freedoms. Edit: folks downvoting my comment are deluding themselves. Apple is hostile towards freedom. It is only by regulation and laws that we're able to gain any, and they actively lobby against those.

warkdarrior 4y ago
I ordered my GNU Hurd-powered mobile device right before Christmas, it supposed to ship any day now. /s
- deafpolygon 4y ago
  Good on you. /s
- Jorengarenar 4y ago
  What about de-googled Android?
  - m463 4y ago
    was "and-o-rid" unintentional?
    - Jorengarenar 4y ago
      Yes, it was a typo
    - deafpolygon 4y ago
      A freudian slip.
- seba_dos1 4y ago
  I must admit that you made me chuckle, but the truth is that for the last 15 years I've been using Neo FreeRunner, Nokia N900 and then Librem 5 as my phones and couldn't be happier.
kypro 4y ago
It's a relatively low effort comment, but I'm not actually sure why you're being downvoted for this. If you value being able to use your device in whatever way you please then I'd agree it's kinda silly to use an iOS device. If you're the kind of person who's going to want to use obscure search engines or side load apps then maybe an iPhone just isn't for you. I suppose the pushback would that "freedom" comes at the cost of usability so from a practical standpoint it makes sense that there is some limitations.
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- JimRoepcke 4y ago
  Is there some special kind of user on HN that has downvote buttons, or am I the special kind of user on HN that only has upvote buttons?
  - fmajid 4y ago
    I'm seeing them right now. It seems to be rate limited based on your karma and how downvote-happy you are.
    - m463 4y ago
      I thought they disappeared sometimes. I thought it was if you commented in a thread?
      - fsflover 4y ago
        You can't downvote replies to your comments.
        LocalH 4y ago
        I feel like downvoting also goes away after a comment has reached an age threshold, although I don't know what that threshold is.
nmcela 4y ago
Then you'd be excluding yourself from every platform. We obviously need serious regulation to these massive dystopic tech monopolies.
- deafpolygon 4y ago
  More or less. But until people are more aware of this, nothing will happen.
foogazi 4y ago
> The solution is to stop using platforms that are so actively hostile towards people's freedoms. So drastic - The actual solution is to use a Safari extension or use another ios browser (Firefox)
- deafpolygon 4y ago
  Isn't that the same approach?

warkdarrior 4y ago

I ordered my GNU Hurd-powered mobile device right before Christmas, it supposed to ship any day now. /s

deafpolygon 4y ago
Good on you. /s
Jorengarenar 4y ago
What about de-googled Android?
- m463 4y ago
  was "and-o-rid" unintentional?
  - Jorengarenar 4y ago
    Yes, it was a typo
  - deafpolygon 4y ago
    A freudian slip.
seba_dos1 4y ago
I must admit that you made me chuckle, but the truth is that for the last 15 years I've been using Neo FreeRunner, Nokia N900 and then Librem 5 as my phones and couldn't be happier.

kypro 4y ago

It's a relatively low effort comment, but I'm not actually sure why you're being downvoted for this. If you value being able to use your device in whatever way you please then I'd agree it's kinda silly to use an iOS device. If you're the kind of person who's going to want to use obscure search engines or side load apps then maybe an iPhone just isn't for you. I suppose the pushback would that "freedom" comes at the cost of usability so from a practical standpoint it makes sense that there is some limitations.

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JimRoepcke 4y ago
Is there some special kind of user on HN that has downvote buttons, or am I the special kind of user on HN that only has upvote buttons?
- fmajid 4y ago
  I'm seeing them right now. It seems to be rate limited based on your karma and how downvote-happy you are.
  - m463 4y ago
    I thought they disappeared sometimes. I thought it was if you commented in a thread?
    - fsflover 4y ago
      You can't downvote replies to your comments.
      - LocalH 4y ago
        I feel like downvoting also goes away after a comment has reached an age threshold, although I don't know what that threshold is.

nmcela 4y ago

Then you'd be excluding yourself from every platform. We obviously need serious regulation to these massive dystopic tech monopolies.

deafpolygon 4y ago
More or less. But until people are more aware of this, nothing will happen.

foogazi 4y ago

> The solution is to stop using platforms that are so actively hostile towards people's freedoms. So drastic - The actual solution is to use a Safari extension or use another ios browser (Firefox)

deafpolygon 4y ago
Isn't that the same approach?