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[–] BigPotato@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago

I had someone say "Well, yours doesn't do ads" and, in the year of 5 manufacturers pumping out 10 different SKUs a year, we had the same model phone.

I said "Yours doesn't have to, if you set it up that way."

The answer? "Well, c'mon, play the video."

Like, yeah, let's just brush past the... What? Five or six tap solution? And before anyone asks, not a romantic opening. Generally people don't make passes at bridge trolls who evangelize for open source software.