Plus said corporations pay I mean lobby for them…

I do

Cheaper TV’s sometimes won’t function without one.

Start buying commercial displays. Cost more but will be about as close to a dumb tv. You will have to provide your own smart device for apps …

You either die a hero or less be long enough to become the villain.

You either die a hero or live and watch yourself turn into a villian.

Tom’s hardware, woot, and most recently donut media just to name a few. All were once the place to go, they all were bought out by bigger interest and eventually became the villian.

How about the upward mobility of white people and their middle class standards valuing education. I guess being middle class or higher is woke?

Doesn’t surprise me. Marketers are always wanting to know how much we would recommend x product to a friend or family. Like I just organically discuss x in this way.

So how is someone who makes a conscious choice giving into peer pressure and insecure

No other introspective reasons why someone could select a phone othe than an iPhone.