This is a bizarre review that goes from "fire and brimstone smartphones are causing genocides" to complaining that the back scratches easily. Not really sure what it adds. It also doesn't touch on the new wellness and privacy features that are being added to a lot of modern phones.
This article assumes there is no such thing as Computer Science, which is the development of algos and the like which the author assumes is done by mathematicians.
I feel like I am stuck at the basics. As a student with no large project to work on, I have no need to really master a single language and learn its intricacies. In the end, I jump from language to language learning and using cool new tools and ideas without ever gaining mastery over one.
The same argument could be used for any photographs of far off galactic masses which are made by taking light not visible to the human eye and converting it into an image, which are usually accepted as accurate representations.
Github has the useful trending section, https://github.com/trending, which shows which repositories are getting starred frequently and gives a good sense of which repositories are gaining traction
If you actually watch the video, it isn't exactly encouraging you to smash your phone, it is just using it as a metaphor to move on to new technology. I'm sure they would love you to donate your old phone to one of these charitable organizations.
That is why I still beleive open-sourced, non-profit organizations will never be able to compete with the major powerhouses. Apple and Microsoft have the resources gained from charging high prices for their products to be able to constantly innovate and perfect their products. Ubuntu is an operating system built on the free time of developers, that does not receive the complete attention needed of a full fledged product. Ubuntu will have to change it's philosophy to be able to compete with the big powers.