For me, the worst part is actually the duplicate communities. Sure, it's nice that newbies can have these duplicate subs so they don't have to learn how to traverse the Lemmyverse, but it would be really nice if duplicates could be avoided. Like, maybe if Lemmy instances kept better records of communities on other instances.
This isn't actually new, but yes, it is infuriating. It's also why I haven't bought an HP printer. Well, at least since I found out about this issue back in 2017 or so.
In addition to few active users, there's a lot of duplication when it comes to Lemmy communities. For example, there are at least 15 Linux communities across the various Lemmy instances - and that's just general Linux communities. There are four coffee communities, four libertarian communities, three retro gaming communities, five general Windows communities, etc.
The best we can do as users is to only join communities with the most users and maybe ask moderators to delete their community if there's already one with more users and if theirs has very few, if any, posts. It would be really great if it were possible to merge communities, especially ones with few posts. I guess the ones with few users and zero posts could have the moderator tell subscribers the community will be shutting down soon and they should locate other instances with the browse.feddit.de search tool.
Though, I do have to admit that there is an advantage to having duplicate communities across instances, which is that they make it easier for new users, since it prevents them from having to figure out how to get to other communities too soon. Though, every instance should probably have a sticky or something that tells users about browse.feddit.de and browser extensions like Lemmy Link.
They'll also ban you from one subreddit if you're a member of one they don't like. They have whole lists of subreddits that they find undesirable. Your post to their subreddit could be perfectly fine, but they'll still ban you just because your member of those other subreddits.
Also, conservatives are not a monolith. Just like liberals, conservatives are not a monolith. Some are further from center than others. Some are much, much further away from center.
I think you might have misunderstood me regarding the Xperia. I considered buying one six months ago, but I decided against it because the battery was a major PITA to replace. Before I got too serious about buying that phone, I looked for guides and videos for replacing the battery. I was able to find a teardown which showed the battery-removal process. I get the impression that Sony really doesn't want people to be able to replace the batteries in their phones.
I want a phone with a battery which can be quickly and easily replaced. That's why I'm interested in Fairphone. I'm just waiting for A) Fairphone to start selling in the USA so I can get an in-warranty exchange if I get a defective phone, and B) Fairphone to make a new phone with a headphone jack, as the current one lacks one.
I find it very strange, suspicious even, that the Fairphone 4 lacks a headphone jack. I find it at least somewhat suspicious because Fairphone only even unveiled this most recent model a few months after beginning to sell non-repairable wireless headphones. For a company that's so focused on making repairable devices, it's rather strange that they would make their phones less environmentally-friendly by taking away the headphone jack and also that they would sell headphones which were not repairable. Fortunately, that was a couple years ago, so even though they usually go 2-3 years between versions, it's possible that they might release a new one this year. I'm really hoping it'll have a headphone jack and that it'll be sold in the US.A
I actually don’t have an Android phone. Well, not yet. I want to get one. I’m just waiting for the right one.
I want an Android phone which has a headphone jack, an easily-replaceable battery, good enough specs to easily manage 3-4 major OS upgrades, and support from an alternative Android-based OS like /e/. Though, I have to admit that I’m starting to worry that I’m asking for too much.
I’ll probably get a Fairphone 5 if it’s released in the US and has a headphone jack.
I’d go with /e/ because it’s free of bloatware and Google’s spyware.
I've looked into Teracube, but the specs are appallingly low and the company seems pretty dead right now. Fairphone looks really good. I was going to buy a Fairphone 3 a few years ago, but refrained due to concerns about cell service and warranty, since I live in the US. Plus, they removed the headphone jack. Hopefully, they'll bring back the headphone jack soon.
By "always work" I was referring to them not needing to be charged. I don't know how many times I've pulled out a pair of wireless headphones that I haven't used in a while, only to discover that they're dead. With wired headphones, you plug them in and they work. That's it. No fuss, no muss. Plus, if you're using them with your phone and your laptop, you don't have to worry that your headphones might still be connected to your other device.
Is it available in the US without having to be specially imported? I ask because if I get a defective one, I’d really like to be able to exercise the warranty instead of just taking the hit, which is one of the reasons why I didn''t buy a Fairphone 4. Well, that and the headphone jack, but you already know about that.
That's why I prefer wired headphones and my Pebble smartwatch. Wired headphones always work! Okay, yeah, my watch does need to be plugged in just like any other smartwatch, but only every few days. It's a shame the company went bankrupt and was bought out by Fitbit, which was later bought out by Google.
It doesn’t exactly help that there’s like 5-10 of each kind of thing.