💰+vanity+tertiary characters.

How was this still funny after having gone through 20 other comments. Almost shat my pants.

Absolutely, 100%, I would. Keep in mind, the premise is, that undefined magic is a thing. Ergo, there is no moral conflict, since the bewitched counterpart’s feelings would then be genuine. Again: Magic. Is. A. Thing.

Some suggestions:

• read books
• listen to books (the Internet Archive is great for this)
• write with pen and paper (diary, emotional journalling, poetry, transcribing your senses into written words, whatever)
• install AI blocking filters (uBlock Origin or host files or settings in Duckduckgo etc)
• practice boredom (“dopamine detox” is bullshit, but getting accustomed to writhing a little bit when there is no stimuli and instead focusing on your breathing, how your body feels or the dust particles in your room is not)
• yoga, walkabout

I agree. People that lack the technical expertise or rooting compatible devices shouldn’t be forced to even consider this. Once you have paid for a device, you should be allowed to do with it whatever the hell you want, without Google or other big tech shoving unsolicited policies down your throat.

You’re right. At the very least, users shouldn’t be forced to make this choice. It’s absurd how little authority we have over devices we have paid for with our hard earned money. :(

Are there people who are angry out of principle/ideologically but who don’t do sideloading etc? Because, I’d like to think that if you are angry enough at this, then you have the incentive and the will to root you phone (making it an unsupported device and making it NOT locked for sideloading) and go on with your life. I wish Google died like… Yesterday. Don’t get me wrong. Am I missing something?