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It matters to me because I'm reading it now and feel more informed about this problem. Throwing the towel in and saying it's all pointless isn't helpful.

It's not throwing in the towel, it's about doing things that we the people can actually do.

One thing, we the people can do, is pressure our politicians to break up Google along with the rest of big tech.

There are many primary challengers this cycle that are running anti-monopoly platforms. Help their cause, signing pointless petitions is just West Wing style fantasy that is extremely childish.

We can also do both, right? :)

Because the company either has to address it, or stop pretending it's "listening to concerns" or whatever. Even if it doesn't change the outcome, it makes it clearer that the company is engaging in bad faith.

It's something apps that will soon break can point their users to so they know to blame Google and a bunch of incompetent governments.

Google will not change their minds, they're too busy buying goodwill from governments by playing along. There aren't any real alternatives to Android that are less closed off and they know it.