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

They're going to have some curation and things in their own store as you go to the website to download stuff to do on your phone. voice-verified

If somebody wants to make a Facebook app, Light is not going to promote the Facebook app. voice-verified

But if you want to make a Facebook app and run it on your LightFlip app, voice-verified

Kai Tang would tell you that that is your right and it is your phone. voice-verified

And if you want to completely destroy the whole value system and belief system behind this phone in the name of getting Facebook and Instagram on your phone, knock yourself out. voice-verified

So I think voice-verified

In line with the thing that all these flip phones have been dealing with for forever, which is what can these do before they become a problem? voice-verified

Like everybody agrees you shouldn't be able to have Instagram on a minimalist phone. voice-verified

That is simple. voice-verified

Should you be able to have WhatsApp? voice-verified

Should you be able to have Snapchat, which is both a social media platform and like straightforwardly a text messaging replacement? voice-verified

Nobody knows exactly where that line is. voice-verified

And now the question is, who gets to be the one to be the keeper of that line? voice-verified

And I think I probably err on the side of you should be able to do whatever you want. voice-verified

If you if you want to get a phone and then use Claude to build some weird apps that run and violate the whole premise and light would hate you for it. voice-verified

I earnestly believe that is your right as the person who just spent a bunch of money on this phone. voice-verified

But different people will land in different places on this. voice-verified

And I think it's going to be one of the big questions in this in this era going forward with these devices. voice-verified

Wait, can I guess? voice-verified

Sure. voice-verified

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