The fact that I can use a Linux phone in China and be a fully participating member of society, including mobile payments and everything, but I can't do that in any EU country, the US or Canada due to the payment methods there requiring SafetyNet and China not requiring that, has really broken my brain a little bit
Anyways, heading to Shenzen again tomorrow and going to see how far I can get with just a Linux phone. If I can pay for and control the massage chair in the local mall with it (WeChat mini app) I'm going to actually go crazy because in Canada the same phone can't even buy me a sandwich

@pojntfx do you still require a Chinese bank account for WeChat Pay?

That was the part which stitched me up a a few years ago