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Those people don’t actually want a dumb phone. They just don’t want to be spied on. That’s not actually that complicated it just makes other people less rich.
by cgriswald 15d ago
Those people don’t actually want a dumb phone. They just don’t want to be spied on. That’s not actually that complicated it just makes other people less rich.
- marticode 15d agoThat seems excessive. In many parts of the world, WhatsApp is the default app for texting people (ie the one you use to contact a plumber or a restaurant) and not having it means the phone fails at its most basic requirements.
- Lio 15d agoI’ve seen businesses try to push that here. It’s surprising how fast they can suddenly respond to other forms of communication when money is involved. If you don’t want to live under Zuckerberg’s boot you should fight him every chance you get. SMS still works.
- dotancohen 15d agoPeople tell me this all the time. Yet I've never had a WhatsApp account and I do just fine. The only problems I've had were a single barber that accepts reservations over WhatsApp exclusively - so I go to the barber two shops over and don't need a reservation. And some women from dating apps refuse to talk on the phone before talking over WhatsApp. That's fine, there are plenty of fish in that sea.
- lukan 15d agoYes! Also be in control of my phone, not having to "deactivate" bloat and garbage brought to me with every update and preinstalled trash I can only "deactivate" not uninstall. I do want a smartphone - just not one that is in full control of corporations considering me not really a customer, but an asset for their main business - advertisement. Or well the alternative, a company that thinks I am too stupid to be in charge of my phone (and also introduces more and more advertisement).
- voidnullvalue 15d agoThis is why I won't buy a phone without an unlockable bootloader. First thing I do is flash lineageos+microg then root.