Comment by datenyan

> You have to be willing to live with something less feature-rich than what you can get on the latest iPhone 27 Max Pro(TM). And you have to be gutsy enough to click an "Install some other OS" button in your web browser with your phone plugged into a USB port.

I agree with all of this, but realistically it's not just a simple matter of being willing to live with less features - this is a significant amount of work to investigate, implement, and upkeep for someone who is techy, let alone a less technically-inclined person.

I can barely get my family to use Signal, let alone install F-Droid or learn how to configure Syncthing.

Ultimately, this does indeed come down to "if you use a big product, you're likely being spied on", but this shouldn't be the individual consumer's fault.