I’ve seen a bunch of these kinda apps on F-Droid, etc.

But I can only remember this one called Minus

Capitalist enclosure always relies on the theft of public goods to create “private property”.

TBH for me the only proprietary software worth pirating is Apple’s GarageBand. There’s currently no pirated version. I’m hoping that open source alternative continue to improve.

Otherwise there’s nothing proprietary that’s worth pirating for me. I can’t imagine pirating chess. It’s among the most basic apps possible. Have you checked out lichess? The android app is decent, the website looks good, and there’s at least one desktop app too.

It’s an apps for Windows, right? Ofc it’s fascist trash.

The only thing better then imperialism and xenophobia is more imperialism and xenophobia? Sounds lib.

Or they just like to be eccentric imperialist in their releases for marketing?

Gotta stay deep in that lib echo chamber.

Apart from the spyware… Do you really want to click endless ads for crypto bullshit so you can make $2 or $4 per year?

I tried that for a long time. It’s far more miserable than a regular browser with regular ad blockers. Not worth the worthless BAT.

TBH brave might merit even more snark.

on brave

lmao. Yeah, keep that bullshit on Windows.

Windows? lol no.

The only thing I miss is GarageBand on Mac. It’s always been my fave DAW. I haven’t found a decent substitute.

Pipepipe won’t install on my version of Android :(

Not Tom Cruise - Riff Raff

CIA

Rent.

I recently asked for advice about making a PiPhone, if you’re interested in going that route.

(I’m still trying to figure out the best approach, but my research is slow due to a million projects and no time.)

Thanks to OP for sharing this cautionary tale and thanks to everybody in here giving helpful advice.

I would like to self-host everything but y’all are scaring me off email.

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Here’s one way that liberal fascism maintains control:

• Maintain control of everything
• If control is lost, create mass hysteria about “social media”, “kids,” “addiction”, “islam”, “immigration”, whatever, etc.
• Steamroll everything.
• Regain control.

It’s how they got TikTok, etc. It’s how they’ll try to get Lemmy, Linux, VPNs, etc. The wild part is how many lib “allies” will fully support this.

Yes, it’s a trap like everything else. It’s another front in the struggle.

I think the best frontend for whatsapp is the trash.

Find a better option. Probably Signal/Molly.