No, it’s just that on Lemmy anything that isn’t open source or self hosted is basically the devil.

Google Pixels are great phones, but they come loaded with Google Services and this is what this commenter complains about.

I was considering that, seems unlikely to me, though.

It’s honorable that you struggle through 2013 Android, but using an internet enabled device that hasn’t received security updates in at least 7 years is a horrible idea.

Upgrade to a Fairphone at least, so you can keep replacing parts while also maintaining a base level of security.

Most people that are a little better off than the average person mostly only buy one Yacht and one Spacecraft.

So the comparison doesn’t make sense as this is a one time purchase and not something you buy every day (upkeep a factor though).

Then again, you probably aren’t the sharpest tool in the shed if you are the type of person who regularly pays good money for a piece of vegetable between two slices of bread.

On the other hand, that applies to all people who use Twitter to cry into the void…

You mean “body”? Seems to work fine.