@Suiseiseki

The concern with eSIM is not only that is nonfree, that comes without question. The main issue I see is that manufacturers and carriers will demand you activate that eSIM at all to be able to use the phone even when you don't want mobile service (iPhones are a good example of what the future of all major shitphones will be). Right now you can still just get a shitphone, never put a SIM card and never get tracked by some carrier 24/7, and then mitigate other potential tracking schemes that can be used against users. But with mandatory eSIM it's impossible to get and use a shitphone anonymously unless you find some exploit or vulnerability that allows skipping the eSIM activation requirements.