Qasim Rashid, Esq.Nov 2

Never take seriously those who ridicule low income people for having a smartphone or laptop.

“If they’re so poor how did they buy an iPhone???”

Because they’re trying to escape poverty, not the 1700s, genius. If you think basic tech access is luxury, survive a month without it.

Show threadDavid Scott MoyerNov 2
@QasimRashid To be fair, an iPhone is a waste of money when an android would be completely adequate.
Show threadCassandrich
@farbel @QasimRashid Um, no. Unless you're a Linux nerd, Android is basically impossible to use safely. I would not recommend it for someone not prepared to be very careful about what apps they install, etc.
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Show threadDavid Scott MoyerNov 2
@dalias @QasimRashid lol, please. It's all I've ever used, I detest Linux, and I have never had an issue.
Show threadCassandrichNov 2
@farbel @QasimRashid You don't have to know you're unsafe to be unsafe. Usually it happens by virtue of not knowing.
Show threadDavid Scott MoyerNov 2
@dalias @QasimRashid 3.3 billion Android users disagree. Double those who spend the big bucks for prestige.
Show threaddonkeyNov 2
@farbel @dalias @QasimRashid Thinking people only buy iPhones for prestige is, well, wrong on many levels. I guess there are some, probably more than those who spend big bucks on premium Android handsets for prestige. Either way, generalisations are harmful my dude.
Show threadeanopolskyNov 2
@dalias @farbel @QasimRashid Did you come to that position because Android phones (currently) don't try to stop users from installing whatever apps they want, whereas Apple has more of a walled garden?
Show threadCassandrichNov 2
@eanopolsky @farbel @QasimRashid No. All of the biggest malware comes from inside the Play Store walled garden, even from Google themselves. Android is not a threat to your safety for lack of restricting what you can do. It's a threat for having broken permissions model designed to make the platform lucrative to publishers who want to spy on you for profit.