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Is this a serious response? It is nearly impossible to live without a phone, short of pulling a Christ Mccandless. I understand that means this _is_ an option,
by pinkmuffinere 1y ago
Is this a serious response? It is nearly impossible to live without a phone, short of pulling a Christ Mccandless. I understand that means this _is_ an option, but it is an option in the same way that cutting off your leg for fun is always an option.
- majorchord 1y agoWell if you're knowingly being targeted by a government, your choices are basically go off the grid... or continue having every inch of your life tracked so they can find any tiny little thing to construe as probable cause to take you in. I don't really see any alternatives. Do you?
- kergonath 1y agoGoing off the grid does not really prevent the alternative. It also presents convenient opportunities for accidents, depending on how far you go.
- majorchord 1y agoWhat do you suggest then?
- BeetleB 1y ago> It is nearly impossible to live without a phone, There's a whole continuum. Other than 2FA, text messaging is easy to get rid of. You still use it to make calls, so yeah, they can track you that way. You can keep the phone off most of the time, though. People close to me know that they're more likely to reach me by calling my home phone. What else does one really need a phone for? Navigation? Do what I did: Get another phone that never has a SIM card and use an offline app. Camera? The same. But really, life is very doable without a camera to begin with! The only reason I need a phone is 2FA.
- at-fates-hands 1y agoI had Ubuntu Touch installed on an older OnePlus phone. It did everything, but they haven't figured out how to work with VoLTE. I considered just saying "screw it" and using it anyways, but then remembered that my Mum calls twice a week to chat me up so I went back. But 100% you can still find alternatives, its just about how much stuff you wanna carry around with you right?