I don't use a smartphone, but one day I might have to. Are there any Linux-like alternatives in the smartphone world?

Most people are not tech savvy and also they are basically slaves they do as they are told by the corps/govs whether they realise it or not it is a sad thing. You can try to tell people but they will not listen. They consider an OS to be trivial even though they use it for work and for socialising and for entertainment and for pictures of their families it is a core part of their lives and they think it is trivial.

People are dumb.

What really freaks me out these days is realizing the vast majority of people use Windows 11 and are perfectly fine with it.
This realization just fucks with my head 24/7. People willingly let a capitalist corporation take control of their computer.

I used to use it for about a year until I figured out Arch wasn't as difficult to use as people make out. Pop is pretty good.

Pop OS! has been my choice for over a year now. It just works.