I think that, if you have the resources to support that niche, which the savings from cheap offers hopefully allowed for, and you want to see it grow, it's worth paying more.
Thanks! Will check it.
Adding to this comment, the OP may want to be cautious about Firefox specifically. The Mozilla team has been pushing more and more anti-privacy "features" for some years now (perhaps due to Google's influence). Its forks, however and thankfully, try to fix those issues.
And regarding Mull specifically, and this may be an issue with my specific environment but I think it's worth noting, from my tests, downloading it from Aurora Store makes it crash on launch, while downloading from F-Droid store's default repository works just fine, so also beware where you get your browser from.
[Copypasta of the other repost] While I know the situation described in the article can set a precedent, the title feels misleading at best, given the article describes a single case, and not (yet) a widespread practice.
Entendo.
Outra coisa que pode fazer também é baixar as músicas que gosta e deixar tocando num VLC da vida. Além de ferramentas para baixar de serviços como do youtube, também existem serviços que vendem as músicas, tipo o já mencionado Bandcamp, o ITunes da Apple, e a loja japonesa Ototoy. Acaba saindo mais caro, mas pelo menos você não depende da boa vontade da empresa toda vez que quer acessar a música, e depois de baixar, pode continuar usufruindo mesmo se a empresa deixar de existir.
Se não me engano, tudo no Youtube Music tem no Youtube normal, então talvez poderia usar o Grayjay? Ele agrega alguns serviços de vídeo e música, como Youtube, Spotify, Soundcloud, e por extensão de terceiros, Bandcamp. Só, especificamente quanto ao Youtube, direto a Google está tentando quebrar a usabilidade de ferramentas não oficiais, então paciência se a ferramenta que você for escolher começar a ter problemas com a compatibilidade com o Youtube.
On the joke, define "sane". 😬
On a serious note, I think there are valid reasons to have several VMs other than "I was bored". In my case, for example, I have a total of 7 VMs, where 2 are miscellaneous systems to test things out, 2 are for stuff that I can't normally run on Linux, 2 are offline VMs for language dictionaries, and 1 is a BlissOS VM with Google programs in case I can't/don't want to use my phone.
As for consoles improved by emulation, PS Vita, although I'd argue it benefits from modding in general, with how much it can then run.
As for the OG being preferred, the 3DS and possibly the PS1. Both to me have a charm to their graphics that work better on the screens they were originally meant to run on.
I don't make many calls, but I have observed the custom ROM I use, ArrowOS, has native screen and audio recording, so perhaps it also has call recording functions, and even if not, I imagine the screen/audio recording could be used for that purpose too.
Safest measure, from what I understand, is to completely replace the system for a vanilla one - that is, without any software from Google or related - and then install alternatives unrelated to the datahoarding companies.