I don't think that's an apt comparison: GP has not lived their life entirely without "going out" (locked down phones), yet they are still fine with phones getting increasingly locked down.

Thank you! I appreciate it! However I will quickly say I’m not sure I would say I’m _completely_ fine with phones getting increasingly locked down. I said it’s probably not a good thing, and I also made no statements about a possible future where things are worse somehow. Just that the current world really ain’t so bad in my opinion.

I’ve had an unlocked phone before, mostly was like “that’s neat I guess” and I haven’t felt any need to return back to it. It doesn’t add anything much to my life. That comparison really isn’t fair.

Also your comparisons to “kicked in the face” “curb stomped” “being in jail” are seriously over the top at this point. Continue making them only if you don’t want to be taken seriously.

I was just continuing the “face kick” analogy. Continue focusing on what’s unimportant if you want to be looked at like a fool.

For reference, if the field of technology had the walled garden concept and mass advertising propaganda available when x86 spread, you wouldn’t have an open pc either. We’re just fortunate to have escaped that reality (for now).

Imagine all of the technology we would have lost when the “education” we allow children to have on engineering/science requires a $100/yr subscription to even push buttons, and only select corporations are allowed to design or extend the capabilities behind multi-thousand dollar access restrictions. Innovation and society crippled to protect profits and control.

You not caring doesn’t negate the massive societal harm. Stop making personal attacks on a subject you’re clearly wrong about. That’s called shilling.

Ooh, now you’re hypocritical, misguided, AND a liar. Nice work.