Why support a company that hates the way you use their products in the first place…
“My Credit Cards blocked my transactions, time to pivot to all cash?”
Discussion
Manufacturers/carriers definitely don’t want you using their devices however you want last time I checked. As much as I hate being so far into the Apple ecosystem, especially after this, there’s no free lunch. Android users are paying for it in other ways. You might not be giving your data to Google to sell to the world but pretty much everyone else you know is. I’ll definitely pay more for more freedom & privacy and it doesn’t have to come Apple. (preferably not)
Pay less and get best of both worlds. Brand New Pixel Devices are 1/2 - 3/4 the price of iPhones. Install GrapheneOS or CalyxOS on said Pixel. Use FOSS apps as much as possible directly from the developers (yes you can install without an App Store) or from FDroid.org Add an ad/tracker blocker like ones built into VPNs or a stand alone one.
You took the time to understand bitcoin this takes a fraction of the time.
Yeah but then I gotta convert the whole family to make it all run smoothly… they like their devices. Besides, the target nostr user won’t do any of that. I’m still devoting a lot of time to understanding bitcoin so I can educate others. Not being able to zap using app store apps doesn’t seem worth convincing everyone in my circle to drop Apple
iMessage lock in is a real thing especially when it comes to family.