David Pearce

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14,416 appearances 53 recordings 4 series first heard Jan 2026 last heard 18 Sep

David Pearce’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 53 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 20.

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The Vergecast · Hotline: E Ink, the fediverse, and smart Puka shells · 5 Aug 2026 podcast

A lot of people would agree with you. voice-verified

So this became a whole thing because there were a bunch of people who were like, you are destroying the thing that this is supposed to be. voice-verified

Why on earth would you buy this phone to run all of this stuff? voice-verified

And then there were a bunch of people who were just like, screw you. voice-verified

I paid $700 for this phone. voice-verified

It is mine to do with as I please. voice-verified

Both of those things are good and true things. voice-verified

And I've been talking to a bunch of people about this. voice-verified

And the two different courses of action that I've really found are Commodore, which is making a flip phone. voice-verified

They sort of bought and rebooted the brand. voice-verified

There's a really fascinating Commodore thing happening with like retro tech. voice-verified

They're making a flip phone. voice-verified

And their idea is actually almost exactly what Wiley said, is that anybody's going to be able to make apps themselves. voice-verified

but they're only going to be able to be listed on the app store if they are approved by Commodore. voice-verified

And that sets up the CEO of Commodore, this guy Christian, as like the Lord and savior of flip phones. voice-verified

He is the arbiter of truth and whether that could speak good. voice-verified

And I think to some extent that is a perfectly good and valid opinion, right? voice-verified

He's like, we're selling this phone, we're selling a belief system and value system with this phone and I will be the one in control of that value system. voice-verified

But Light Phone has gone very much the other way. voice-verified

They opened up the development kit. voice-verified

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