Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>I think the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LightPhone3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LightPhone3</span></a> is better <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdTCDxX-UnQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">than</a> a shitty "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ProducedEwaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProducedEwaste</span></a>" <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> 8.1 brick from China but I don't consider it worth the premium asked [U$D 799 MSRP, U$D 599 preorder] for it.</p><p>Plus their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Website" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Website</span></a> <a href="https://www.thelightphone.com/lightiii" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">being built to mandate</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/JavaScript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JavaScript</span></a> isn't very "respecting" of me as a potential user.</p><p>I think people can get a better experience buying a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/degoogled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>degoogled</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fairphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fairphone</span></a> with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eOS</span></a> and just put <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RelaunchX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RelaunchX</span></a> as an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eInk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eInk</span></a>-optimized <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/launcher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>launcher</span></a> on it and have a better option.</p><p>But I guess given <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ForProfitHealthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForProfitHealthcare</span></a> in the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> is expensive I can see why a lot of people would rather buy such a device and sell their old one than seek therapy if they are susceptible to shitty patterns that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/developers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>developers</span></a> harness to maximize <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/screentime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>screentime</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/revenue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>revenue</span></a>.</p><p>Can't have <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/doomscrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doomscrolling</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/microtransactions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microtransactions</span></a> if it doesn't support <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NSAbook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NSAbook</span></a>'s <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apps</span></a> or shitty <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PayToLoose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PayToLoose</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>games</span></a>...</p><p>I do however acknowledge that there is a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/market" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>market</span></a> for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/smol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smol</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/sleek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sleek</span></a> "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/StupidPhones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StupidPhones</span></a>" or rather compact <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Smartphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Smartphones</span></a> and I do want to see more competition for it.</p><p>What I do have to say is that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MKBHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MKBHD</span></a> acknowledges that he isn't the target audience and "that's fine"...</p><p>I just think that requiring people to sign up to some account just to be able to add/remove <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apps</span></a> is a major <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/nope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nope</span></a> in my book.</p><p>I stayed off <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GooglePlay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GooglePlay</span></a> for longer than it's being called like that and their "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/lightOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lightOS</span></a>" is most likely some tightly locked-down Android...</p><p>It's just an insultingly high pricetag for < $200 internals and the best feature they have isn't even the phone but offering <a href="https://www.thelightphone.com/plans" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a "no frills" plan</a> which seems okay (by <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> standards!) but still...</p><p>I think people would be more accepting if it was a $299 or even $399 device, but at a price of <a href="https://store.monocles.eu/shop/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/phone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phone</span></a> whilst being way less versatile it's just not worth it.</p><p>Cuz it's not even a super "secure" device or offers something like a "concierge service" where the device price is artifically high to filter out average <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WageWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WageWorkers</span></a> without much disposable income...</p>