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I'm already being fully parented by Apple, so what difference is more parenting tech going to make?

My parents give me more freedom.

Apple feels more like a sub-dom relationship - submitting to the nanny. iDevices are constantly correcting me, or preventing me from doing what I want, but I just can’t resist the secure feeling.

buy android and be free.

https://store.google.com/config/pixel_7_pro?selections=eyJkO...

First time iPhone buyer. Android has other compromises, and freedom has its own risks and costs.

why did you give up?

Because it's like beating a dead horse.

I think people deserve better than constantly fighting against their systems. It's belittling, invalidating, insulting. I found that it's healthier instead of this fighting, I come out better to try to accommodate ("When in Rome, do as the Romans do"), or ditch the system/relationship altogether. Fighting against things like Windows telemetry is just yelling at clouds, a losing, uphill battle against something that's out of our control anyways. Very similar to trying to change a toxic person in a relationship.

> Very similar to trying to change a toxic person in a relationship.

This is a good comparison, except in the case of the duopoly you have only two people to choose from.

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