I stopped going for this reason recently. For the first time since covid I got no upcoming cinema visits and don't plan to change that.
I enjoy atmospheric movies, sometimes they are quiet and try to build up tension with subtle sound design.
Popcorn kills that. Like if we're watching some action flick crunch away. But if it's some atmo horror or whatever movie, maybe 50 people chewing with their mouths open and slurping drinks kind of negates the whole point of the movie.
It was the straw that broke the camel's back for me.
I switched to graphene OS just a month ago when I first heard about it.
I'm happy to report it was easy, everything works perfectly and the user experience is better. Full control, no bloat. Should have switched way sooner but I was intimidated by never having done any installs on a phone.
In Pratchett's and Baxter's long earth the first sentient Ai claims to be a reborn monk. That way he claims human rights which makes if illegal to deactivate him.
Snail even got a house.