This.

The app is where they can control the user the most while gathering maximum data.

So now they’re just going about the process of making the app the only way to access their site.

Absolutely!

I used Baconreader when I first joined Reddit, then switched to an iPhone and got Alienblue just weeks before it went away, switched to Apollo and loved it, but it’s iOS only, so when I switched back to Android I had to leave it. Wasn’t super impressed with Baconreader by then, so I tried out several others (RiF, Sync, etc.) and Sync was my favorite. Been using it for years.

I’d be absolutely delighted to have it for Lemmy.

Jury is still out for me whether I’ll stay here, but having Sync for Lemmy would go a long way!

The learning curve is definitely steeper here, which will be a barrier to a lot of the most casual users.

If I’m betting, I’m still betting he sees no real punishment that actually hurts him in any way…buuuuuuut…one big thing here as opposed to his impeachments is that it comes down to a jury and is only about whether he did the things or not. With impeachment, it’s much more a political vote than a true judgement of actions.

It comes from the same place as the deeply held but mutually exclusive beliefs that the government is both totally stupid and incompetent but also so capable and efficient that they are somehow carrying out massive conspiracies on the entire citizenry.