durvenok @durvenok@librem.one
Dear companies,
please don't make having access to Google's or Apple's app stores to use your products a requirement.
This locks so many of us out because we either don't have a compatible device or the device doesn't have the software to access these services (like google play services).
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Check out this alternative on screen keyboard for Phosh:
https://puri.sm/posts/opportunistic-word-completion/?mtm_campaign=status_update&mtm_source=organic&mtm_medium=librem_social&mtm_content=ls-opportunistic-word-completion
#phosh #purism #MobileLinux
People think that "It's OK for people to just want technology to work" (which it is) is like saying "It's OK for people to not know things" (which it is). But to the extent that they're saying it to argue against technologists advocating for open technology, it's humanity-defeating and just a fucking strawman.
The technologists are complaining about abusive designs that manipulate people by making the path of least resistance the one that, for example, destroys the concept of privacy.
When you respond to that with "well not everybody needs to understand everything," What you're actually saying is "It's OK for people to be MANIPULATED into maintaining their ignorance."
These companies have worked very hard to create a culture where computers are magic boxes to most people, so the vast majority of users remain vulnerable. You're not countercultural for thinking that's a good thing. You're a fucking mark.
The workbench. (photo from 3 years ago). I've added hinged feet and increase the height, more dog holes, but otherwise it works great. Maple top and chop, red oak legs, pine stretchers. #woodworking #workbenches
