Just like accessing direct messages or any other form of personal data, it’s never actually about the children.

While I totally agree with you about package managers, I still run into a lot of apps that the only install option is a .deb downloaded from a webpage. Which is comparable to running a .exe on windows.

Been on graphene for a few months now. Aside from a few apps that are over-reliant on the Google ecosystem, it’s works fine. Would recommend. Battery is also a lot better with all the tracking and such removed.