People act similarly for stuff like Linux though. Gotta build a cool brand for the Fediverse!

It’s not… Deal with the fact you need a phone to be a functional part of modern society.

Talking with people on the other side of the planet in real time didn’t used to be possible either. Submission to a king used to be required to be a functional part of society. Lots of things are impossible until people make them possible. That’s the whole point of things like Meshtastic to begin with. People like OP, trying crazy things and making mistakes and figuring stuff out, are the vanguard who make these changes possible.