I think people just don’t want their money being used to fund far right extremism. As is their right.
Are you suggesting that people are somehow morally obligated to continue funneling money into a company when they know for a fact their money will be used for evil?
I mean shit my tax dollars fund evil every single day and the only company I know of that will actually keep me semi safe from my government is mullvad.
I just wish some other VPN service got raided like that and then I could comfortably switch but I’m way too paranoid for that I want a proven track record.
You’re legally obligated to pay taxes and you have some say in how they’re spent in the form of state and federal elections (or your country’s equivalent). If you’re doing everything in your power to make sure that money isn’t used for evil then ultimately you can’t be faulted for what happens beyond that point.
But on the other hand you’re voluntarily choosing to pay Mullvad knowing full well that your money will be used to prop up far right extremism and you have no say in it beyond your choice to give them your money.
How you rationalize that to yourself is a personal matter but it certainly and absolutely does not give you a moral high ground over people who choose not to fund evil.
Both are non negotiable for me. I don’t want my countries taxagwncy to steal my shit and throw me in prison for non compliance.
I also don’t whatever surveillance company the same government is using tracking my movements and habits like I’m a terrorist for my anti fascist viewpoints among other things. So in that way, I also can’t compromise on the only vpn service that’s been proven by police involvement not to keep logs despite if the owner is an asshole or not.
I guess the mods can remove this comment too for whatever reason (ah, its an .ml) but I am still allowed to have an opinion. Fair on not having the high ground though I’m unwilling to compromise on my privacy even for the greater good of this situation so it seems.
He does, he’s the CEO and owner.
I think people just don’t want their money being used to fund far right extremism. As is their right.
Are you suggesting that people are somehow morally obligated to continue funneling money into a company when they know for a fact their money will be used for evil?
I mean shit my tax dollars fund evil every single day and the only company I know of that will actually keep me semi safe from my government is mullvad.
I just wish some other VPN service got raided like that and then I could comfortably switch but I’m way too paranoid for that I want a proven track record.
You’re legally obligated to pay taxes and you have some say in how they’re spent in the form of state and federal elections (or your country’s equivalent). If you’re doing everything in your power to make sure that money isn’t used for evil then ultimately you can’t be faulted for what happens beyond that point.
But on the other hand you’re voluntarily choosing to pay Mullvad knowing full well that your money will be used to prop up far right extremism and you have no say in it beyond your choice to give them your money.
How you rationalize that to yourself is a personal matter but it certainly and absolutely does not give you a moral high ground over people who choose not to fund evil.
Both are non negotiable for me. I don’t want my countries taxagwncy to steal my shit and throw me in prison for non compliance.
I also don’t whatever surveillance company the same government is using tracking my movements and habits like I’m a terrorist for my anti fascist viewpoints among other things. So in that way, I also can’t compromise on the only vpn service that’s been proven by police involvement not to keep logs despite if the owner is an asshole or not.
I guess the mods can remove this comment too for whatever reason (ah, its an .ml) but I am still allowed to have an opinion. Fair on not having the high ground though I’m unwilling to compromise on my privacy even for the greater good of this situation so it seems.