Ouch, I do applaud you for not getting a giant yank tank though

Maybe (hopefully) I’m interpreting this incorrectly. But you pay $500 a month for a car?!?

One of the most frequently suggested beginner distros is Linux mint. It’s great, it’s stable, it’s what I use and while it’s not exactly cutting edge, or necessary the prettiest distro, it’s great for beginners and will feel pretty familiar coming from windows.

Pop_os! And bazzite are more “gaming focused” if that’s more your style, but I’ve never had an issue gaming with Linux mint.

Ultimately, it doesn’t really matter terribly much. Pick one, install it to a new drive and try it out. If you don’t like it, pick another one.

Well, our current system is unfair. So you can get on board with helping struggling artists, or you could rather more people struggle.

If this scheme works out, it doesn’t take much to think this could be applied to more and more groups.

It has to start somewhere, and opposing this because it doesn’t immediately include everyone is short sighted and selfish imo. Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good here.

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technically you will still be able to install apps from outside the play store, but the developer will need to verify their identity with google.

Of course, most developers will refuse to do so (myself included), and so most apps will not be able to be installed. From a technical perspective, installing apps from other sources will still be allowed. So i can see judges ruling that this is not a feature removal.

You and I both know this is google killing non play store apps, but I don’t think the tech illiterate judges will see it that way.

If you’re using your phone, definitely check out YouTube revanced. Or if on a tv check out Smart tube next. No ads, sponsor block baked in. It’s all the perks of premium (plus more) without the cons of supporting an evil company

Google doing everything they can to anger everyone.

Where did the neighbor get their chickens? How were the chickens raised, transported, cared for? How are the chickens fed, is the food source ethical? Have the chickens been given hormones to increase their egg output?

I’m sure there’s a million more questions you could ask that would lead to something being unethical, but there’s way more to it than simply buying eggs.

Any company that pushes this shit doesn’t deserve your money. Don’t buy their TVs.

And this is why I avoid Samsung products entirely. Vote with your wallet.

Essentially banning any apps that would hurt googles profits.

I thought that was pretty obvious.

We’re just not gonna see eye to eye on this.

I want privacy and freedom. You want Google to dictate what apps you can use even though it doesn’t effect you.

You don’t give a shit about people who rely on apps that aren’t from the play store. You cant seem to understand why it’s bad because it won’t effect you. It’s selfish

You need an ID for those activities because it is required by law. Apples and oranges. Your argument is a logical fallacy of false equivalency.

A government dictating what you can and cannot do by law is a completely different thing than some random company telling you what you can and can’t do with a device you own.

And again, if you’re uncomfortable with that - then you still have the option of only downloading apps via the play store where identities are already verified.

So again, it’s the gay marriage argument - do you support the freedom of others to do something you may not want to do? Or would you rather restrict others freedom when it doesn’t effect you? If it’s the latter, then I think you’re an objectively bad person.

That’s interesting, where did you grow up? I grew up believing everybody had the right to privacy. And to not provide your identity to strangers on the internet

It’s like gay marriage. If you don’t want to do it, you don’t have to. But don’t support restricting the freedom of others because it won’t effect you

You don’t have a problem with Google dictating what you can and cannot do on your own phone? Seriously?

What’s the benefit of that?

Bluetooth alternatives aren’t better, that’s laughable.

You cant buy beyerdynamics DT-990s with Bluetooth, you cant get Sennheiser HD 490 Pros with Bluetooth, you cant buy Audeze LCD-5s with Bluetooth. I could go on and on but you get the point. Good headphones don’t use Bluetooth.

The nice headphones a lot of us have had for years, well before the headphone jack was removed don’t have Bluetooth.

So when you say they’re better 1. You’re wrong. And 2. You’re missing the point.

If you prefer Bluetooth, fine, but phones with headphone jacks still have Bluetooth. You’re only ok with it because it doesn’t effect you and I think that’s appalling.

Imagine phone manufacturers remove the ability to use Bluetooth headphones and I say “that’s fine, wired headphones are better anyway”. It’s not about that, it’s about removing your freedom to choose and it should NOT be tolerated

Why? I thought freedom was important to these idiots

While 76 percent of Republicans say they are satisfied with the direction of the country

What the absolute fuck?? These fucking people would be happy with the direction of north Korea. Decades of relentless propaganda have really done a number on these people and destroyed their critical thinking