It depends on how worn they are. You could probably reused the gliders if you are careful when removing them. I did end up replacing mine though. Here’s some replacements: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805149791432.html
Wow that swelling problem is mysterious!
If 3d printing doesn’t work out: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256807056619542.html?
Signal is probably your best bet for a solid user-friendly (and privacy respecting) experience with calls. Matrix/element is another decent option (its federated like lemmy and mastodon) but a bit less intuitive.
I can highly recommend this! The switches are very cheap and I love my silent G305. The hardest part was probably the middle click button but you can skip that one if you don’t care about it as much. While you’re inside, you could clean the scroll wheel which might fix your swelling problem.
Here’s the switches: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256803887113310.html And the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKPUPIjv1kI
I am not very skilled with solder and found it very easy. You don’t need anything fancy like a desoldering gun. Just a regular soldering iron with some solder and flux worked for me.
I miss small phones!!
!science_memes@mander.xyz the good stuff.
Another community that has sprung up recently is Reticulum. Some of the relay chats rooms, websites and forums on there feel like the early internet and the emphasis on direct communication over radios could prevent bots. But it’s definitely not ready as an internet replacement. Maybe in a few years…