I wasn't trying to line by line argue your statements, I was offering my own.

I'm not beholden tp apple, and only have two of their devices in my fleet today.

You are right that they are most reliable and privacy respecting mutherfuckers in my Armada of machines, without me having to gut-and-replace the OS or add insane layers of additional security like I have to with all other mobile and desktop devices. You're right that I like them for reasons that aren't the same as the reasons you seem to dislike them.

Worth mention, this is a community, and these communities will only be as healthy as we show up to in them. How are we going to encourage each other today? Because I'm getting a lot of discouragement from you, and it's on us to build Lemmy and the pockets of places we congregate.