Did you get a "subsidized" phone?

The ecosystem is open. The app isn't.

If the ecosystem is truly open, anyone can make an app for it and charge for it if they want.

Cycling is environmentally friendly, but let's not equate world championship to cycling as transport. The event itself must have a lot carbon footprint. Still, weird choice of event to protest, but I can see them doing what they can to get the publicity they need.

Except when they're used in court as evidence, then they're called "xzibits"

Inflation

You're free to use any app you want. Some people prefer free open-source apps, some people want to pay for a quality app. It's good to have a choice unlike with Reddit. I don't understand people complaining about having additional choice because they don't like it.

Garden hose. It has a satisfying click, and it stops water flow while disconnected 🤯

This idea has one flaw. Millionaires will never take public transport.

Seinfeld

The thing about comment chains is you can collapse them so don't see anything wrong. Let people have their fun and sense of connection with strangers on the internet.

Instead of "because lemmy", I'd say reddit now charges money for the content, but they did not pay the creator.

Feds 😏