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by mvletter 1343 days ago
The power they have vs the responsibility they take is completely out of balance.
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That can be good thing, imo. Young people have little power to change the world around them, yet they take responsibility for "making the world a better place". I find it inspiring when companies do this too.
Alas Google does the exact opposite - they have a lot of power (they essentially verdict an app to life or death, which sometimes means the death of the business), but take very little responsibility for their actions towards app developers.
LOL... I can see Apple developers saying something like this while theu write about it on their even more limited and lockdowned devices.
You can agree that company X does Y thing wrong without deciding that you will make unlimited practical sacrifices in your life to support that position.

If I cut my relationship with every institution I have an ethical problem with, I'd be living in the middle of the woods in a hut.

Thankfully it's nowhere that radical, and we can avoid both Android and iOS and build towards a better future, thanks to the recent revival of "real" Linux smartphones.