Ok, the Fairphone does look really cool. I don’t plan on switching phones for a few years, but I hope they succeed.

Those are good points! The EU did force Apple to switch to USB-C, and the US government is coming after tech monopolies. I’m optimistic they will nudge Apple in the right direction. We did just get the most repairable iPhone ever, according to iFixit.

As far as Android, it may be open source, but hasn’t Google used their influence and money in a lot of shady deals to ensure they remain at the top? That’s what the recent case against them was about, both in the context of Android and Google search. Again, I think the government will nudge Google in the right direction.

I’m a bit of an Apple fanboy. I love their hardware and I love that macOS is Unix-based. I work in the terminal a lot for my job, and it gives me everything I would want from Linux but in premium hardware and tight integration with my iPhone. I also like that they are more privacy-focused than Google, though I also don’t trust that they really care about my privacy. At the end of the day, big tech sucks, but they have built some cool things. I’m hoping the government stops them before they get more greedy.

Tmux is also super cool. I just dipped into tmux plugins for the first time the other day. Resurrect is sick.

iOS is where I disagree. Overall, I think Apple has done a fantastic job. The hardware and software both feel top-notch as a consumer. But I honestly don’t know why developers keep coming back to Apple. Apple’s relationship with developers is hostile. I hope the antitrust lawsuits shake things up for them.

I kinda hate Google and, by extension, Android. Maybe my hate of Android is irrational, but I really think Google is doing a wonderful job enshitifying search right now. And I just assume anything Google touches is spyware. I know it’s kinda impossible to stop, but if I can at least opt out of the entire OS spying on me.

I really like your take! I agree Apple has amazing products, but I do fear that will degrade as they become more of a monopoly. I never thought of it as pretty Unix, but that makes a lot of sense. Admittedly, I don’t know the history that well, but I’m assuming Steve Wozniak was a big Unix guy, and Steve Jobs is responsible for it being pretty. So it makes sense.

I spend most of my time in Vim and the browser, and those are both extremely customizable. So Mac has never felt too limiting for me.

Though Apple is expensive, I bet you could pick up even an old M1 Mac and still have fantastic performance. I know people argue Apple sabotages their old phones, but I think their hardware actually holds up really well, except for a few exceptions over the years.

Lol, I agree that Windows is the only true villain, lol. I’m actually a macOS user. I have recently come around to Vim (technically Neovim), and I’m trying to get better at basic terminal utilities like grep. These mostly work the same on macOS, so I don’t feel like I’m missing out at all by not using Linux. I tried daily driving Linux, but Mac really satisfies all my needs. But I am very grateful for Linux and all its open-source contributions.

Ew you use arch? Real smart people use templeOS.

I’m happy to create posts, but it’s hard if you’re the only person. If I could get a few active people, just all it feels collaborative, I would.

Admittedly, I haven’t tried that hard, but I’m going to make more posts in communities I want to grow.

I wasn’t saying I disagree with the political content. Only that hyper-fixating on the declining state of my country (US) stops being healthy very quickly. People need to feel empowered to create change, but doom scrolling makes us despair.

But let me be clear, fuck Trump.

I guess maybe the reason I fell into niche communities on Reddit was that I liked the smaller feel. So I do appreciate how many people actually see my comments. But I also appreciate communities that are focused on specific topics. Maybe I need to consider broader categories on Lemmy.

Hmm maybe I should post to niche communities then repost to broader categories.

Maybe that’s part of it, but it’s not just that.

For example, I preordered a Nanoleaf Sense+ switch, which just shipped for everyone on the preorder. I’m excited to hear other people’s experiences with the product as it uses direct communication with lights via the Thread network.

If I go to Reddit’s r/nanoleaf, there are enough members that I see people posting about Sense+ within a few days of the product shipping.

And it’s not just consuming. I want to help people set up the switch too. For example, Nanoleaf has a very confusing menu in the app that took me a while to figure out. I saw someone else with the exact same issue and left a helpful comment.

I use the all feed here but not Reddit. Without the all feed its… too quiet. It’s also possible I have a social media addition. Maybe I should embrace quiet.

The problem is I hate Musk, etc., but I do love a lot of the people on those platforms (mainly Reddit for me). When you have that many people, it’s easier to have very active communities even if they are pretty niche. If there was some sort of way I could incentivize people to come to Lemmy, I would. Open to suggestions.

Thank you! I would say I like the people in certain niche groups on Reddit, but I hate Reddit as a company. I wish I could snap my finger and move those communities to Lemmy.