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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by LoganDark on Saturday September 19, 2026 @06:39AM (#49765291)
This is literally gaslighting; using someone's opinion as proof that nobody else holds it.
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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by izacus on Saturday September 19, 2026 @07:06AM (#49765485)
No, this isn't what gaslighting is or means.
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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by LoganDark on Saturday September 19, 2026 @07:11AM (#49765515)
Saying that holding a particular opinion makes you irrelevant is not gaslighting? It's not nice to respond to a frustrated developer by saying they don't exist. It feels comparable to saying someone's concerns are not real, which does amount to gaslighting to me.
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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by fluidcruft on Saturday September 19, 2026 @09:41AM (#49766540)
Gaslighting is making a person question the validity of their own true memories.
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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by NetMageSCW on Saturday September 19, 2026 @02:40PM (#49769091)
No one says graphene os doesn’t exist, or the developers don’t exist, just that their opinions don’t matter because they are a miniscule fraction of the market. 2% of active devices drives no decisions at Google.
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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by exjejfjeifj on Saturday September 19, 2026 @12:24PM (#49767840)
It quite literally isn’t.
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