jkirsteins

Life in most places has improved dramatically - literacy, healthcare and life expectancy, human rights, access to food... Nearly nobody is living lives that are "fundamentally as bad as they were 40 years ago".

There are literally millions of people worldwide, who are healthy, or married, or well nourished, or spending more time with their families, for whom it could not have been possible 40 years ago. I don't think that warrants a flippant, self-righteous attitude.

> Apple does exactly zero things for me and still wants 30%

It gives you access to its customers. That's not a bad deal for many.

It should. Content blocking extensions are compatible with A7+, and the SE model has A9.

iPhone 5s and newer have a Secure Enclave, which limits brute force-ability and can not be changed via a software update (there is a belief, though undocumented, that any firmware patches would also wipe the stored keys). Apple could not help the FBI to get into these phones.

The phone in question, however, is an iPhone 5c, which does not have a Secure Enclave.

> I think it would be hard in practice to allow root access but limit it

This is largely solved, I think, by the current system. People who know/want/understand the risks, can have a rooted phone. But it is not trivial for the average layperson.

Is there any point in applying last-minute with just an idea? Or focus on building something presentable, and then apply in the next batch?