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…

Thanks! Some of those are new names to me

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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…

!fuckcars@lemmy.world

Dont connect to wifi or ethernet. You won’t be able to make an online account without a connection

Gotta have peanut M&Ms