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all the modern features I want

What are those? Because the difference between midrange and top of the line has been shrinking from year to year.

the best processor

What do you do with your phone that needs the best processor? Maybe you have some special use case, but the vast majority of people don’t need the best processor - often that’s a case of chasing the shiny new thing.

There’s always Fairphone and Shiftphone if you’re living in the EU. Not cutting edge, but should be more than good enough for most people. (Oh, and my Fairphone 5 is honestly built like a tank.)

This. It would hurt the average person, the average billionaire wouldn’t be affected too much. What’s necessary is a steady increase in the lowest wages.

Ah, so that you can have users who “sideload” as a distinct minority, like those who root their phones. And then introduce measures to make that minority continually shrink until it’s considered a niche use case that doesn’t need to be considered too closely. Got it.