My understanding is that GrapheneOS chose it for specific hardware security requirements that no other family of devices meet (or met at the time) but I kinda agree that it always felt icky to me that Google was simultaneously the software vendor we’re hiding from and the hardware manufacturer that we’re supposed to buy from.

The 50+ y/o gay bus driver that is a regular at one of my local pubs has/had an account strictly for rage baiting those who he calls “MAGATs”. I enjoy the enthusiasm but we live in Scotland so I’m not sure I’ll be joining him.