I'm 60. When I was a teenager my grandfather told me stories of his run-ins with the lasd when he was a teenager. Police gangs are nothing new.
For me the advantage of buying an unlocked phone from the phone manufacturer is avoiding the bloatware from the carrier.
Starlink's bank accounts are frozen. Musk loves money more than providing service. I doubt he'll provide the service for free.
I think that as long as winner take all first past the post remains the method here there will never be room for more than 2 parties.
Sounds like time for some 3rd party bios flash...