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!

Tsk tsk. You should try BSD instead!

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?

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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…