Bret CarmichaelJan 26
As a company that has long boasted about its commitment to principles, Apple has had a bad several months. It removed ICE Block from the App Store. It let X remain, empowering its users to create child porn, which is apparently “free speech” now. After two American citizens were killed by ICE, Tim Cook responded by attending a special screening of the Melania documentary. It’ll be hard to believe that Apple believes anything it says after all this. When principles mattered, Apple collapsed.
Show threadKevin Russell

@bretcarmichael

Linux Good People have solved apple walled garden hardware - so now you can just install linux on old macs, M1, M2, and M3 CPUs get rid of the tax stealing, walled garden, billionaire's handcuffware.

Dump apple, install linux

Do it to fight billionaires, to protect democracy and voting, for your sanity and freedom, do it because Tim went to Trump's propaganda film at the White House the day they shot Pretti.

https://www.linuxnest.com/how-to-install-linux-on-a-macbook-m1-m2-m3-intel-the-complete-2025-guide/

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Show threadAdventureTenseJan 27

@kevinrns @bretcarmichael I'm so happy with my decision to leave the Apple platform back in 2022, and migrate over to Linux.

I had been using Apple products for 20+ years. It was a really difficult decision to make at the time. A platform affects one in soooo many ways.

But after a long series of very irritating milestones, I finally concluded that Apple had lost its soul, and wasn't there for me, but rather, for its shareholders.

Linux is Awesome! I will never go back.

Show threadAdventureTenseJan 27

@kevinrns @bretcarmichael
But, I would say this. Being on the Apple platform for that long required far more planning to leave than I would have thought. It wasn't just about ripping the band-aid off.

I started planning "my escape" a solid year before I actually executed to the plan.

Parts of Europe are figuring this part out with leaving American "big tech". Leaving needs to be sustainable and built on all the best parts that keep one excited about what comes next, and growing forward.