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diff --git a/posts/nophone.md b/posts/nophone.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a115f6c --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/nophone.md @@ -0,0 +1,132 @@ +<!-- Title: Why I absolutely hate smart phones --> + +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 to 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 +1. Operating systems +1. Package Management +1. User space applications +1. Hardware +1. 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. + +<strong class="color1">Android Sucks</strong>! 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, have 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 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 "benefitial" 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, DuDe APpLE DeVIces WoRk 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, +in android it's play store (But you can also install packages using .apk format) +on iso 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 upladed to play store and app store respectively, +meaning that google and apple can block and even change the source code of some programs +enject absolutely anything inside them. +Those companies need profit no matter of 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 <strong class="color1">normies</strong> who doesn't understand +technology and advances users are completely ignored. Phone programs +are grapical, thus they use more ram and cpu and most of the time they are +full of advertisement (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 sepearately and that is +"Whatsapp", it is the most widely used messaging application, though it has absolutely +nothing extraordinary and some stuff which is even worse than an average messaging program. +Here are some bad stuff about it, +1. Whatsapp is not private, <strong class="color2">at all</strong>! +1. 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 <strong class="color3">nuts</strong>. I find it quite absurd +that people don't find it absurd. +>If a program 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 borken 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 screen and you touch on it +which is very very <strong class="color1">cringe</strong>. +I just want buttons to press not touchscreen to touch. +Another thing is that you can't upgrade your ram your storage and 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 send 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 on a phone is its camera, +though many people take too much useless pictures +resulting in a mess of data. Nonetheless, cameras are very useful +but it is not a good idea to use a smartphone just because of that. |