Great read. It was refreshing to read a piece by someone whose been involved for longer then some of us have been around. This shit ain't new lol, I wish more articles like this where in regular peoples feeds.

While I totally agree with you about package managers, I still run into a lot of apps that the only install option is a .deb downloaded from a webpage. Which is comparable to running a .exe on windows.

The ones that are ok are not starting reactionary political groups.

Been on graphene for a few months now. Aside from a few apps that are over-reliant on the Google ecosystem, it's works fine. Would recommend. Battery is also a lot better with all the tracking and such removed.

If you have a good handle on DC systems and inverters it's not that bad. Hardest part in my experience is figuring things out with your power company if you're staying on grid.

Also at least in the us, check your town and state for rebates and such. A lot of the time these scummy solar companies are double dipping, charging you 20k and also getting a couple k from the gov through solar programs.

I don't like data brokering in general, but they definitely need to crack down on de-anonymization.

Seconding esp devices. Especially running open source firmware (I used tasmota, there is also esphome and probably others) super reliable and much lower risk of spyware.

Watched this the other day, it's a good watch if you like lgr and/or have an interest in DOS strategy games. Personally I'd like to see more games experiment with hybrid game styles like this one did.

Or better yet, connect them to a voice chat ai that just wastes their time until they hang up. I wonder if something like that exists...

I would guess the only decent thing in it is the Tesla motors. Body is riddled with issues. Batteries as well. And all the electronics are proprietary and for the most part not repurposable.

I look forward to a picture sometime in the future of a field of stripped out swastikars waiting to be crushed.

As Android continues to enshitify more people will be interested in alternatives, which will drive support.

Yeah I really wish there was some sort of other option.