Apple hit a sweet spot with this. x86_64 applications run at acceptable speed (making the transition easy for people who buy the hardware) while not being SO good that there’s zero reason for developers to start porting their software.

Podcasts seem to have figured out monetizing without centralization.

apt dist-upgrade will sometimes resolve this.

If you’re running Safari, you’re already running their OS. If Apple wants to spy on you, they’ve already got the means to do so, so you’ve already decided to trust them.

Switching to Chrome or Firefox means trusting one more entity in addition to Apple. This expands your possible exposure.