I think things are also a bit dicey when CBP is doing it. As they are a fed agency and pretty much all they do is national security.

He had the opposite of what MJ has

Uncle Ruckus

When I grow up I want to be like you

50 years ago maybe

Its not cold until Texas loses power.

Jk that just happens to see if your paying attention.

We need this in Lemmy.world/c/motorcycles

Call it goat rossie or something

c/hmmm

I didn’t say the situation was ideal, just to be productive about where we are. From the person i was replying purist world view graphene os shouldn’t even exist if its not going to be a full OEM from the start.

I stand by what I said, done is better than not. Its really frustrating that even my fellow lefties on lemmy would rather complain rather than make incremental progress to the society we want.

We may have to forgo some convenience, but its hard to say where. I’m not going to stop living with out electricity and water, but missing out on tap to pay with my phone was okay with me. Its up to you to see where you are and how you may persuade others.

What kind of nonsense is this coming from someone arguing that we should celebrate mediocrity and the further loss of freedom to use our devices how we want?

This is what I feel about you complaining and doing nothing. Saying “but google” does nothing to help make AOSP and the roms built on it more independent, nor does it further linux mobile. Until then we all still need phones.

What “progress” are we seeing in Android space? …

Fair point, and what are you doing about it? There are still ROMs and Linux Mobile is still a bit of a ways off.

You know how the AK47 has a bit of a freedom fighter rep? Did you know that the FN FAL has/had similar icon status for libertarian types? Would you hesitate to pick up an FN if it freed us from capitalism?

I didn’t say you are wrong to complain. I did say you are wrong to wait for perfection. You go to war¹ with the army you have not the one you want, and android is in your army use it to your best ability or lose the whole conflict.

¹all war is class war so the expression still fits

Gee, which billionaire owned phone OS should I use? Hmmm

Android is FOSS and even more so if you go with a ROM, or would you rather just sit on your hands?

More space between him makes a stage. Likely others are somewhat avoiding the smoke.

My speculation.

Don’t get perfection get in the way of progress. Done is better than not.

Apple is just as anti consumer with their walled garden and right to repair. By your logic we are endorsing that if we pick them.

Sometimes you will need to buy tools your oppressors have. Just be smart and pragmatic about it.

That’s what the BBB always has been.

Alaska isn’t much for flavor town.

eagle lays an egg

should buy a Powerball ticket.

No, you have used your luck in this. Try next year.

Other hardcore options include Gentoo or just going Linux from scratch.

And it was bad then too; tho it was easy to uninstall those packages.