Proton! They’re based in Switzerland (I believe), which is known for its privacy laws. Proton Docs is absolute shit, but it’s their newest product, so I imagine it’ll get better eventually. Their email, storage, and VPN services are fantastic and have both free and paid options.
Edit: I’m not American, just incredibly dumb…
Oh, definitely. I always forget how non-tech savvy people generally are. You install a package and they think you’re an Anonymous-level hacker
Username checks out, lol. Glad you found a place!
We’re glad to have you! The more the merrier
Me too, actually
Oh! What’d you do to get banned off of Reddit of all places??
I promise I’m not being sarcastic when I say wood science sounds fascinating, lol.
What made you decide to use Lemmy?
Neither; use FOSS!
But in all seriousness, ads. They may be filled with trackers from big tech to try to know my every waking thought and sell them, but I have handy dandy software to deal with that.
It’s nice for viewing, but it can convolute posting. Which one do I post do? Do I cross post? Not a huge issue but still a bit annoying
My feet are cold even though I’m under a blanket…
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For me, it’s not the fact that the instance exists that’s troublesome. The bigots can have their space if they want; that’s the point of the fediverse. My issue is the fact that it’s so popular and potentially luring new users into a pipeline. It’s truly a shame how big it’s gotten…
Dont connect to wifi or ethernet. You won’t be able to make an online account without a connection
Gotta have peanut M&Ms
I actually read something about this today! Funny.