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diff --git a/posts/nophone.md b/posts/nophone.md deleted file mode 100644 index 423e3ca..0000000 --- a/posts/nophone.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,134 +0,0 @@ -<!-- Title: No smartphone!--> - -### Why I absolutely hate smartphones. - -For the past few years, the question that I have been asked the most -is that "why don't you use a smartphone", but I've never really -answered any of those questions, even though, -I do have different reasons not to use one. - -The main point is that if you ever use any sort of properly -designed "normal" operating systems and hardware you can't really -go back and use garbage computer operating systems or phones -without getting disgusted. -With smartphones, it is even worse than toy-like computer OSes like windows -or mac, because with those systems you at least get some sort of -proper hardware components like a keyboard, -a monitor with "normal" screen ratio and so on. -But with phones, not only you get an operating system that is no better than -trash, but also some very cringe way to interact with the hardware. -(Yes, I am talking about sensor screens.) - -Now, let's talk about why - -- Operating systems -- Package Management -- User space applications -- Hardware -- Privacy and Security -Absolutely suck on "smart" phones. - -### Operating Systems -There are 2 main OSes for phones: iOS and Android, there are also some not widely used ones -like legacy Windows Phone and even some open-source ones, though here, I shall only talk about the -first 2 that I have mentioned, but that should also be somewhat relevant -to almost all the other phone OSes as well. - -**Android Sucks**! because, you can't even perform the most basic -computer functionalities -like compiling very simple software, writing scripts, and so on, you don't even have -the root access to the phone you "own", but the company that sold you that has full -access to the phone over the internet, that is basically like slavery with extra steps, lol. -Some people might say "Well, that is not a computer -you are not supposed to compile programs and write scripts!" I don't buy that argument -because, in reality, computers and phones are indeed the same thing, the way that they -function is the same, the way they connect with other computers is the same, -they use the same technologies to function (in fact, Android uses the Linux kernel). -The difference between properly written computer OSes and android is that -computer OSes care about the users while phones are trying to keep you under control. -It is also worth mentioning that I am not talking about the pure open source Android -project, I am talking about Android, on which companies put a load of garbage to make -it more "beneficial" for the company. - -With iPhones, it's the same thing except it is even worse, -it should be obvious why, apple! the single worst company -that has ever existed, Apple is trying so hard to keep you -inside of its garbage-like "ecosystem" by making it very hard -and even sometimes impossible to connect with hardware/software -other than Apple's, and all these ***morons*** will be like -> "BuT, DuuuuuDe, APpLE DeVIces WeRk WItH oTher AppLE DeViCes sO SMoOthLy" -Yeah, by making it impossible to work with basically everything else -and you have to have apple garbage all around you. - -### Package Management -Android and iOS do have some sort of package management, -on Android, it's Play store (But you can also install packages using .apk format) -on iOS, you have app store. -Google owns Play Store, and you have to have a google account to be able to use -Play Store (which on Android you basically also have to), on iOS, Apple owns -app store. -That might not seem like a huge deal, but it is. It basically means Google and Apple -have all the control of the programs uploaded to Play Store and app store respectively, -meaning that Google and Apple can block and even change the source code of some programs, -inject absolutely anything inside them. -Those companies need profit no matter what, meaning they would do anything to -get profit, even unethical stuff, and you are the one who let them do that to you. - -### User Space applications -By user space applications, I mean just the programs that people -install on smartphones. Frankly speaking, those programs are -just for normies who don't understand -technology and advances users are completely ignored. Phone programs -are graphical, thus they use more ram and cpu and most of the time they are -full of advertisements (Xiaomi Phones even have ads in the system's gallery). -They are not privacy-respecting, bloated, and kind of useless. -There is one program, however, that is worth talking about separately, and that is -"WhatsApp". It is the most widely used messaging application, though it has absolutely -nothing extraordinary and some stuff that is even worse than an average messaging program. -Here are some bad stuff about it: - -- WhatsApp is not private, **at all**! -- You have to have a smartphone and a phone number. - -Imagine a piece of software requires you to have a phone to be able to use it, -that is basically like saying that a $400 device is a dependency of that program, -this is absolutely *nuts*. I find it quite absurd -that people don't find it absurd. -> If a program as simple as a messaging app requires you to have -> a cell phone, you shouldn't even be using that, -> no matter how many people around you use it! - -### Hardware -Hardware of cellphones absolutely suck they are designed to be broken so easily you can -break them by accident, that is, of course, -to sell more of them, they are nothing like old classic solid Nokia phones -with buttons and stuff, instead you have only a screen and you touch on it -which is very very cringe. -I just want buttons to press, not touchscreens to touch. -Another thing is that you can't upgrade your RAM or your storage and you're supposed to use overpriced -services like iCloud or Google Drive. - -### Privacy and security -Privacy just doesn't exist on smartphones; that is just a matter of fact. -If you use an iPhone, all your photos are sent to Apple servers and can be hacked -(though not quite probable) since, they are not stored only on your local system -which makes it less secure as well, -On Android, people use Google Photos, which is basically as bad as iPhones. - -### Health -Phones are also bad for your health, I can't -tell you the specifics since I am not a doctor. -But it is common knowledge that phones are bad for you. - -### Good stuff about phones -The only good thing about a phone is its camera. -though many people take too many useless pictures -resulting in a mess of data. Nonetheless, cameras are very useful -but it is not worth it to use a smartphone just because of that. - -### Summing it up -Smartphones are useless pieces of garbage that are overpriced, not privacy respecting and -meant for normies who don't understand how technology -works, or at least how it should work, ***no offense***. -Even if you must use a smartphone, that doesn't change the fact that they are -bad for you. |