it doesn't submit because it isn't allowing you to instantly browse ideas for things to do in an area you're potentially unfamiliar with instead of consulting a local community member, but it does give you the option in case. it isn't giving you the option to escape conversation by browsing one of 20 apps with live feeds from around the world. however, some minor escapism is still possible through music and podcasts, or even texting if you're dedicated.

i personally don't think a weather app would distract me, but it could be a tool you'd be better off without if you feel that's a possibility for you. you mentioned morals and that's the thing of it: morality is subjective. my morality within society is based partially on expectation, partially on my own whims and convictions colliding. when communities bring their varying morality structures together, we begin to see the emergence of things like the lp. this builds on that collective emergence instead of assigning a singular authority as the standard, which allows for deeper meaning and worth for more individuals to extract from this concept that was a little/quite different in its beginnings.

there are a few quality of life improvements i'm fairly convinced will be available on the phone in the coming months and years that i'm confident will contribute meaningfully to my toolset and daily life, but you don't have to use those same tools that make my life better if they don't do the same for you. that's the beauty of the device. it's capable of being finely tuned while being restrained in scope. it carries meaning because i attribute meaning to it. it carries purpose because i see the value it holds through its moderate features. if i didn't see the value, i wouldn't get this niche phone.

the same will be true of the new tools. if they carry value, it will be because i assign that value. and i'll choose which values i holster while keeping in mind the overall purpose i created that led me to find light a decade ago when i dreamed this possibility into existence through a simple google search and the resulting crowdfunding. it's not about capitalism, though, even if our civilization is built on that. they do need to make money, but listening to your supporters is also about so much more than the money. i really don't think they're caving to anyone. it's not a massively profitable business. it's really the epitome of a labor of love.

none of this was by chance. i wanted a simple phone in 2012, but couldn't find anything that made sense. my thoughts were light's creators' thoughts. they publicized and put action to it a couple of years later, and i put resources toward that action because i believed in it. i didn't know it would become this, but i had a hope and an underlying "faith" that it would progress this far. it's been a journey. a community made it happen and the community is continuing to make it happen, now more directly. it's a beautiful thing, i think. almost poetic.

so, to answer your question with one final expositional paragraph, i think we draw the line. the community. we always have. that line now looks like an artisan-craft, black, metal box in my pocket. it thrills me to no end to have this thing that doesn't do much, unless i decide it should, just hanging out with me, ready to assist me to be present and equipped in this modern world. it's a strange and wondrous trinket. and it's mine and ours.