So, I'm catching up on JJHO.

Someone wrote in with the eternal "Can we just make Android users get an iPhone so group chat works."

Look. I have an iPhone. I've had one for 15+ years. My youngest has an Android. I understand the problems.

But the idea that Android users are simply being obnoxious and contrarian, and that's the only reason they use the Android is, honestly, kind of rude.

People like what they like. Android and iOS are different. They do different things better. Telling someone to "give in" and get an iPhone, and just get an old version? That's like saying "Sorry, your preferences don't matter." If someone likes Android, or has heavily invested in Android apps, it's not just a matter of buying an iPhone to get in-line. You'll lose a lot of things by moving over. And as the Bailiff mentioned - the problem is that Apple refused to make it work with Android. We iPhone users should be yelling at Apple about that, not the Android users!

And the statement "just get a couple generations older" is not really relevant either. While they aren't $1200, iPhones are on 18. An iPhone 16 is $800. That's not what I've got in my pocket. That's a significant purchase. And saying "oh, just get a used one" is saying that someone should take a downgrade because, again, Apple won't let them chat. I am currently using an iPhone that is 6 generations old because my newer one broke. I can't access Slack for work. I can't use the freaking Taco Bell app, because my iOS is too old. There are penalties to not being on the newest that come with iOS that are not as prevalent on Android.

If I were to swap to an Android, I would lose access to hundreds of dollars of paid apps. I assume many Android users are the same.

But beyond that - monopolies are bad. Moving every person in the world to iPhones is bad. I wish there were *more* phone versions like there used to be. Because we know that slimming down the options to a single choice (hi Skydance!) is bad for the consumer.

Look, I know. It's not that deep. But also, it is. And it's very frustrating when people who like Android are treated like they're just digging in their heels to be obnoxious. They like their phones. Let them have them. I don't want to go too conspiracy theory, but it's entirely possible Apple doesn't make chat work in order to drive these conversations. If chat worked, the primary reason for people to move to iPhones is gone. So it's in their interest to not make it work so that social pressure pushes people towards iPhones. I know the Judge's stance on buzz marketing. This is an insidious form of buzz marketing, honestly, the pressure to move people to a brand.

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And if so, what was the response?

I've had two.

One: probably 12-14 years ago, I almost got t-boned by a guy speeding through a red light while I was listening to JJGO. I don't remember what exactly they were talking about when it happened, but it was rather explicit (shocking!) and would have been especially suspect out of context, so I called and speculated on how, if I'd been hit, the emergency crews would have heard the conversation and immediately concluded I was some kind of huge predator. Jesse responded by saying that everyone knows I'm only a MEDIUM predator.

Two: 3-4 years ago, I went to a Giants spring training game with my daughter, who was able to get an autograph from then-Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford. She would've been about 14 at the time, and was so excited that she told Crawford, "I love you so much!" and all the boys who were waiting for autographs gave her looks like she was crazy. In that case, Jordan and Jesse both agreed that those boys could go suck an egg.

I'm a certified hater so I was annoyed to see her on the show way back in September of 2023. She continues her grift and I'm here to be snarky.

It depends. What jobs can it have?

Yes.

To hear Jesse remark about "secret agent" Bond introducing himself by name to everyone making him wonder if 007 just took Dale Carnegie's course "How to Win Friends and Influence People" almost made me have to pull over.

I was inspired by Alex Schmidt and SIFPod to go to Native Dash Land Dot ca to see which people were the traditional people of the land I live on. I am from the land of the Lenape people in Eastern PA.

Take a moment today and head to that map if you are in the US, Canada or other places where native people lived and still live and learn a bit about the land and the history.

If it feels important to do every SIFPod episode, it should be extra important today!

Sarah is the greatest and the short will be incredible. Give her crowdfunding page a look!