I agree with everything you said but why are there still no simple straightforward ways to quickly learn and implement this kinda shit without requiring a non techy person to peck and hunt around the internet by himself totally confused? The champions of this kinda thing and the companies involved aren't concerned AT ALL about average people not being able to implement their shit properly? It's because there not enough money in that, I'm sure. So many people championing privacy and decentralization but where the rubber meets the road it sucks. And normal non techy people like me, who aren't even doing anything shady, aren't gonna put up with it.
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I do agree that good documentation and ease of use should always be a goal, but you're coming into this potentially not understanding where we are vs where we were (I'm guessing, correct me if I'm wrong). It's literally easier than ever, but that doesn't mean easy for everyone. I totally agree with that.
What is it that you're specifically struggling to get working? I'm curious as to the specifics. All I've seen so far seems to relate to apps more than the OS.
I'm not able use anything that requires a connection to the Google Play store like chatgpt, my fractal making app, etc. Also I'm not able to use speech to text. Also the keyboards suck. Lots of things are just an ass ache to do, or not doable. My friend said that Graphene isn't nearly as user friendly as other alternatives so maybe I couldntry switching to another OS. Buy mostly I'm tired bro.
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And I'm not sure there is a lot of money behind tech like this. Most of the money is made from the abuses that software like Graphene is attempting to stop. I think it's a self-fulfilling hell that is hard to escape. It takes forever for meaningful change to happen when relatively little funding goes into change. It doesn't help that most people are unwilling to pay for software. It's a tough cycle because you need good, easy software to attract buyers, but you need buyers to fund good, easy software. I won't pretend to have a quick and easy answer. I've just decided that I'd rather deal with the annoyances vs the abuses (as of now). It could be that a mixed approach is something you'd benefit from. I don't think it has to be all or nothing. I think that's where a lot of people get hung up.
For the record, UX for privacy/security tools is one of my top tech interests. I'm genuinely interested in learning how non-techy people can have better access to these tools (including Nostr and Bitcoin). I don't mean to negate your concerns when I say that it's easier than ever. My point there is that progress IS being made, but it can be hard to see that if you haven't spent almost 20 years screwing with this stuff like I have. But it does need to get better. 100%.
Privacy is by default a threat . So it will never be easy. Look at us : impossible to use BTC like fiat . Hence all my arguments with the Monero community.