Broadband ISPs also had protected monopoly or duopoly status for a really long time. It’s been fucking hilarious watching the cable company freak out because T-Mobile 5G is a viable option in my area now.

But she doesn’t have visible fingers

This video has nothing to do with battery replacements.

Interesting. It’s great that Fairphone is actually living up to their promises!

Samsung epoxies the batteries in their phones, not Apple. Apple uses Command pull tabs. But, you know, Samsung is always innocent on the Internet.

Haha agreed, I just can’t resist sometimes ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

My definition of “planned obsolescence” includes devices that either come with outdated software from the factory, or devices that stop getting OS updates after a year or two. To accuse Apple of planned obsolescence in this context is absurd to me when all of their competitors are objectively worse at supporting their phones.

Again, name ONE other smartphone that is supported by the manufacturer for 5+ years.

Sure, if you don’t care about being able to install new apps. Apple has many faults, but planned obsolescence is not one of them, especially since they OFFICIALLY support their devices 2-3 times as long as every single Android device out there.

Also, every iOS update has added functionality. I feel like I get a new phone every fall.

Name one Android phone that gets 5 years of the latest OS, without rooting or installing a third party OS, followed by another couple years of security updates.

They’ll get away with it.

I’ve run into this on every single platform. But it is worse on Facebook.

I’m there for the artists. A ton of artists share their artwork on Twitter because of the enshittification of deviantART. I am not sure where they will end up now.

His ego is too big.

Yeah, I remember that. Unfortunately, I know Trump supporters who still think the elections were rigged.

The Trump supporters like to bitch that Facebook has been censoring their opinions, especially during 2020 and 2021. They felt the same way about Twitter until Elon turned it into a hell hole.

I didn’t say they were. Facebook and YouTube didn’t commit the shootings, and there isn’t anything particularly special about them that would disproportionately attract the alt-right crazies. They’re not hate sites.

Right, but since YouTube and Facebook are two of the most popular sites in the world, they aren’t really just magnets for alt-right crazies, since they appeal to almost everybody.

There are still people out there who believe everybody should still stay home due to covid. These services aren’t going anywhere anytime soon.

The most important thing Nintendo ever taught me was that B comes before A.