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Okay, this is not an iPhone vs Android Phone debate. I respect your right to choose whichever platform that you want.


I mean, iPhone seems so antithetical with the idea of freedom. You have to connect it to a server to even use it, all apps have to go through a centralized server, no option to install whatever apps you want, which means, you literally cannot have any third-party apps without an online account.

Most of my fellow americans seems to love the idea of freedom so much, yet just buy into a closed ecosystem with no freedom? 🤔

Like almost 60% of Americans use iPhone, kinda weird to preach freedom when you cant even have an app without a corporation's approval. If it were any other country, I wouldn't find it weird, but for a country that's obsessed with the idea of freedom (so much so that they disobeyed mask mandates), it's really weird to be using a device with zero freedom.

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[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 5 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Why do most [insert country here] people use [insert brand from their country here]???

[–] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

But like... that's because most of the time it's nationalism.

But the thing is America is supposed to be all about "Freedom"

I mean, Americans even defied a resonable thing like wearing masks, but then is okay with not having the freedom to install apps... Not sure how much people actually care about freedom... 🤔

[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

I am an American, use Android and even wore a mask. Most of all, I would have no problems punching a Nazi.

Meh, freedom is just a buzzword that was brainwashed into us at a young age in school and stuff but hardly anyone actually knows what their rights actually are.

As far as phones are concerned, people use them because they look like they are built for children and they are supposedly easier to use. Even though I hate Apple, I can say that they did a decent job on their UI. It's a local brand as well. The times I was in Germany, Mercedes and BMW were super common, from what I saw. (Why do all Germans drive those expensive things???? /s)

Also, please remember we have a ton of sub-cultutes, sub-sub-cultures, many dialects of American English and importantly, a massive amount of land. (Land is important, because more separation breeds major cultural differences.)

There are some places in this country where even I feel like an alien, and I am just an average white dude and I have lived in North Carolina, California, Florida and now Colorado. All of those states are vastly different, culturally.

Most of all, just because I am American, doesn't make me like anyone else here, contrary to what .ml memes say. I am not my government, I dont eat McDonald's 10x a day and I am not a fascist. (I do own a reasonable sized truck though. My wife does a ton of gardening work, so it's logical.)

Don't generalize people by their phones.

[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago

Convenience is nationalism

Damn. Why don’t more Americans buy Huawei phones that aren’t available in any stores? Must be nationalist!