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I think there's a couple things at play:
You know enough to find a different app and make it do what you need it to. Not a hard thing, but something many non-tech savvy people could struggle with, or more likely--
People often will just use what's there. We know we have options, we are aware of the privacy concerns... but many people simply aren't and/or don't care enough to do anything about it.
We spend a lot of time here, so it seems to us like second nature to avoid intrusive apps... I find in my day-to-day life not many people are talking about that kind of stuff, or don't have much knowledge/experience in that realm. (I realize that is anecdotal).
I 100% agree with your statements--just trying to rationalize how so many people end up using/staying with these ever-worsening services/apps...
To prove your point I am person #2, I know things liked invidious and piped exist but I just idk haven’t gotten around to it