Now I ain't a Luddite, but it's true that evolution has made our bodies expect a very particular type of food. And that food that our bodies have co-evolved around for a few dozen generations is definitely NOT something that can be grown in a lab.

Nah, it couldn't be.

Google would never do anything just to stifle competition. /s

Faaaaark, I hate how much this speaks to me

I think you can only simplify things so much without making the entire thing pointless. As others have already said, install GrapheneOS yourself — it's almost as easy as making an online purchase. And remember the phone is inherently a tracking device no matter what — especially if the cellular/radio stack is active.

I don't think there's any more shortcuts that can be taken if security and protection from surveillance are actually important.

Huh...I don't seem to be able to react with an emoji for some reason. Putting it here as a comment:

👍🏼

Agreed!

My struggle is to not get bitter/angry at these situations. I have to keep reminding myself that there are about a billion other ways in which I am ignorant of things that are equally important. And that just a few years ago, I too, was completely on the big tech bandwagon (but only reluctantly so).

Your pain is so very relatable, pal 😢

I'd be happy to step up if no one else is interested!

Very insightful! Thank you for this comment @msage@programming.dev

I support the proposal to defederate.

Thank you admins for your efforts, and also for soliciting this feedback before taking the proposed action!

Good suggestions, thanks!