I'm looking at ditching the phone, I started looking at the possibility several months ago. Most of what I want to do can be done via the laptop.

We need to shift away from centralised comms towards mesh networks too.

Mandatory age verification mandates that compel submission of government issued credentials or payment instruments as a precondition for unrestricted device functionality constitute a fundamental architectural assault on end user sovereignty Only fully auditable, foss controlled hardware & firmware...

Second order effect: the government creates a thriving economy of fake ids

I could see apple doing some shii like this

Pour some support into PostMarketOS, which is Linux Mobile.