Meanwhile in California, over 50% of the population voted against taxing billionaires via Prop 40. I don’t understand that one at all. The fear mongering worked, I guess.

Because I did not know the old team at Privacy Tools ditched it. That would be the reason. The reason is that.

Huzzah! I’m getting more votes than I ever did for school government!

Your confidence in my abilities is both recognized and appreciated.

Thank you virtual non-board member!

A) Thank you kind internet person. B) That’s quite the username.

Checking privacytools.io, I see they have choices that aren’t great alternatives to Proton’s ecosystem. For example, NordVPN (not a great product) and Mullvad (didn’t the owner contribute to a Swedish nazi party?)

So…is there a curated set of recommendations to replace all Proton products?

Yep. Rinse, repeat, profit.

I am, once again, offering to take over as CEO of Proton.

My work focuses on nonprofit-stakeholder-government relations. Specifically how organizations mediate between state agencies and stakeholders. No agenda beyond aligning mission, vision, and values, and keeping it that way.

Reach out if you prefer that to help guide Proton somewhere other than the trash bin of distrust.

I just came here to remind folks:

https://www.courthousenews.com/verizon-apologizes-for-throttling-firefighter-data-during-wildfire/

Playing the Verizon during Wildfire Card I see.

https://www.courthousenews.com/verizon-apologizes-for-throttling-firefighter-data-during-wildfire/

This guy deserves a run in with an Orca pod off the shores of the Azores.

Yes. Old.reddit was a lifeline, but it was inevitable the current direction would lead to it’s death.

Speaking of “Old” reddit. I recall there was a thread once where a “famous” redditor managed to game the system and take a thread through it’s natural evolution entirely by themselves. It reached pretty high in /r/all. It looked like this:

Asked a question. Kept replying to it with genuine answers and arguments. Went on tangents, hijacked portions of it, even firing up Godwin’s Law. This person created replies and sub arguments entirely solo. It was basically a entire self-generated thread exposing every direction a viral reddit post could go; I think the redditor was protesting upcoming changes.

Neat.

Thanks. I’m alright.

II went a different Under > Grad > Post Grad direction. Morality in tact; lacking a Super Yacht.

Cheers internet friend.

Love it.

If Proton is looking for a CEO that’s a) Not an ass b) Has a bunch of degrees and c) Will trust and support experts in the workplace because I don’t know enough about tech to act like a pretentious jerk…

I am looking for work.

Be me. Try to do the right thing. Do what society tells me. Work hard. Get hit in the face by the rock of life and am stumbling hard.

Be them. Worst of the worst, crimes against absolutely everyone and everything. Reach the pinnacle of success.

I really think the Germans need to come up with a new word for the contrast I’ve stated.

Well, glass half contaminated I guess.

I’m with you. Look. This hijacks this thread and maybe I should post elsewhere, but, fuck it. Social media is neither social nor media. It’s a hellscape that encourages the worst to rise to the top -most of the time.- Have I had lovely interactions and met cool people? Yes. But those moments are absolutely a drop in the bucket compared to the harm.

I was reviewing my own writing today and looking at my numbers. They’re not great. Every single guide I read says I have to be active on social media. 10-15 posts, commenting on other peoples work, all with the hope traffic flows my way.

Sweet mother in buddha. I don’t have it in me to be that present online. Let alone online and actively engaging in social media. I just feel like I need to cleanse myself in a combination of bleach and ammonia (yes, I know what that does) when I try.