| ▲ | yupyupyups a day ago | |
No, people pay for more than just "metal". We pay to access services which society expects us to have access to, a society which is increasingly becoming more unhospitable to those who lack that access. There is no moral obligation on our part to let two large corporations use that against us, by spying on us and robbing us. | ||
| ▲ | otterley a day ago | parent | next [-] | |
> people pay for more than just "metal" Correct. They are paying for the physical device and the license to use the installed software. | ||
| ▲ | dotancohen a day ago | parent | prev [-] | |
I'm not sure which two large corporations you are referring to, but I'll take a guess. My Samsung phone is not linked to my Google account and I don't have a Samsung account. I have no WhatsApp/Facebook/Meta account. I don't use Apple devices or have an Apple account. Possibly the only apps on my phone that have an account linked with them are Telegram and AnkiDroid. | ||