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The name "lineage" is because it's a "descendant" of cyanogenmod, not because it's intended for older phones
Lineage OS is a base system that you can use to get the AOSP experience with modern apps. It is most certainly not for just for older phones. It also is going to be updated more frequently than anything else.
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My thoughts exactly seeing this post. Haven't heard that particular rhetoric here before. Typing this from my Pixel 7a running GrapheneOS