Hmm, I’m not sure I consider tech bros, vibe coders and GUI dependents as tech people. The type of tech people I’m thinking of don’t seek to ease friction, they want to create a frictionless system.

Because that’s what the average tech idiot need - To be able to show off to the average idiot.

If idiots want to follow idiots, that’s a different issue.

I have a separate phone for this exact reason. Works great. I’m only using it with trusted apps straight from a factory wipe, no funny business, no webbrowsing, no nothing. Worked well so far.

When I’m not using it I turn it off.

Tech people have zero idea what privacy is or should be, and desperately look for anything to make then feel elites.

What you’re describing are ‘idiots’ and they’re in the tech field as well as saturating every other aspect of life.

Those with privacy systems truly worth flexing, won’t. So that excludes me as I don’t have any darknet only, privacy focused, self-hosted, deep encrypted systems at all.

Would the proprietary blobs in the baseband hardware stop the end user from installing software, which is the topic of concern?

If no, is this a irrelevant “achtually”-reply?

Search for your device name and “custom ROM” to see what’s out there. Some are completely Google free, others retain different levels of Google play support, including downloading existing purchases.

Then do what I do when buying your next phone, find a custom ROM you like, check their “comparability” page, find devices that are fully compatible, preferably officially supported (community build usually work fine as well) and use that as a shopping list when browsing for phones.

I’ve paid for my device, I get to do whatever the hell I want with it!

You bought a phone but is leasing the software. It’s not yours to do with as you please.

Have you considered using fully open source android versions?

Thundermail, not Thunderbird.

I’m OK with that just as much as I’m OK with random internet strangers downvoting me without bothering to even question my reasoning. To add fuel to the fire I’m happy to report that I look down upon GAFAM-mail users in general as well! 😁

You’re focusing on their use of AI

No, I’m focusing on the hypocrisy of calling it green. A lot of other people are focusing on the AI tech though.

They’re a non-profit company that gives 100% of their profits

That’s not how non-profit profits work. 100% of the surplus might be invested in green causes but that’s after operating costs, salaries and a plethora of minor expense posts are handled using their profit/income.

It’s hardly greenwashing.

If legitimizing polluting technology by saying we’re doing such a great job at combating pollution isn’t green washing, perhaps I’ve misunderstood the term? It was certainly used against the billionaires flying to climate conferences, their argument was that they did such an important job for the environment that they should be able to fly private jets to the meetings. Others called it a green washing of their personal travel arrangements.

Your complaint just doesn’t make sense.

That’s OK, I’m not too bothered about being understood by every single person I come in contact with. Sometimes the divide between worldviews is simply too big to try to bridge.

https://www.ecosia.org/chat

Nonsense. I run my own home hosted Ollama AI server 24/7. But I don’t claim it to be green tech in any way. Talk about strawman, I don’t see any claims regarding the worth of AI, perhaps I missed it?

Fun fact, smaller model LLMs can run on Pi5 at not untolerable speed. Could work on solar I suppose.

I don’t want them to greenwash AI. So as long as a self-professed green company provides a claimed green AI I don’t agree with them.

I don’t want them to greenwash AI. So as long as a self-professed green company provides a claimed green AI I don’t agree with them.

I don’t accept AI implementation as a green product, and when the “green AI” they advertise is a special, low complexity opt-IN model I feel like I’m being bamboozled on two separate levels.

I’d love to write you an expansion, but…

I’m looking forward to the Ecosia AI being implemented in Google Chrome so I can continue to boycott both companies.

That’s fine, I’ll just silently treat the Thundermail users in the same way I treat people who use AI to write mail replies.

I’m satisfied with the relocked bootloader on my Fairphone.

Unless you need fucky security chips made in the land of National Security Letters.

My off site backup are physical drives in another building.