Comment by raw_anon_1111

6 days ago

So the world should cared to your needs when literally almost every adult has a phone even in third world countries?

Before you say “what about the poor people” in the US at least, even poor people can get a subsidized free phone through the UCF (?) government fund

Also see: no I’m not going to waste development time di you can get to a website I develop with JS disabled or so you can use lynx

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EvanAnderson  5 days ago

> So the world should cared to your needs when literally almost every adult has a phone even in third world countries?

The assumption that everyone has a "smart phone" running locked-down Android or iOS is unreasonable. Just as race, sex, religion, national origin, etc, are protected classes, the "phoneless" should be a protected class. Denying people who choose not to use a locked down phone basic interaction with your business should be legally equivalent to posting a "No blacks allowed" sign on your door, and the consequences should be the same.

> Also see: no I’m not going to waste development time di you can get to a website I develop with JS disabled or so you can use lynx

I don't see what this non-sequitur has to do with the exchange. I didn't bring anything up about Javascript.

  • raw_anon_1111  5 days ago

    Oh please, really? As a Black guy whose still living parents grew up in the segregated South. Comparing not being able to use a Linux phone to segregation is really taking it too far. You have not a single clue what it was like growing up in the Jim Crow South.

    This conversation is officially done.

kelvinjps10  6 days ago

Because phones keep tracking us and stealing our attention.

And everybody should have the option of open computer systems

  • raw_anon_1111  6 days ago

    So exactly how do you think an “open phone” will keep you from being tracked when you are tracked and can be triangulated via cell phone towers?