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Unnecessary and deeply concerning bow to the new “king”
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I guess Andy or the proton social media team has started using the corporate bluesky account to discuss it now.
Oof, using the Official brand account to post shit like this? 🤨
Did the other 4 board members of his Non-Profit organization (that owns Proton AG btw) approve this, or did Andy Yen got too comfortable and see himself as a king?
Absolutely big off to post that shit from an official account. He’s not the only one working at Proton and this is not going to play well with proton users.
I’m seriously thinking about looking at alternatives. He must’ve gotten too much money now and gone republican.
The fuck? Way to flush the credibility they built down the drain.
Yikes. I was just about to shell out for Proton VPN, but now I won’t.
I would suggest Mullvad as a trustworthy alternative.
Makes me feel a lot less confident about having a protonmail account. Best alternatives for privacy?
Keep in mind this is only one of five board members of the Non-Profit that owns Proton AG
Still a decision maker and able to convince other members though.
Thank you.
Best? Hosting an encrypted email server in your own house. As a service, mailfence seems to be a decent alternative
Tuta?
Was considering them, now I’m not. I’ll keep using mullvad.
I was wondering, is proton as trustworthy as everybody says? I generally dislike it because its closed source, but that makes sense considering they have to host servers. but this makes it seem… uncredible. any alternative to protonmail?
I generally dislike it because its closed source
I mean, the user clients are open source (right? correct me if I’m wrong). So if you compile it yourself, it should be safe.
So for the contents of email, drive, calandar, those things should be safe. They could secretly keep a log of metadata and IP addresses, tho. The VPN, yea that is basically just requiring trust
Also, Proton AG is now controlled by a Non-Profit organization, Andy Yen is only one of the five board members.
FFS. Unfortunately there really isn’t a good alternative to Proton right now (don’t @ me about Tuta until you’ve seen how much downtime they had recently).
Speedrun any% to kiss that ring
I believe that but it would be good to have a source and an archive of the original tweet.
https://x.com/andyyen/status/1864436449942110660
https://archive.is/l1WYU (idk why archive.is is taking so long to archive it… but wait a bit and the archived link should be up)
Not the first time, he also paised trump for… checks notes posing for a photo right after he (supposedly) got shot.
https://x.com/andyyen/status/1812442643726537182
Like that was the dumbest thing to do after getting shot, standing out in the open so a second shooter have time to aim again, how is that worthy of a praise?
But keep in mind, this guy is only one of five board members of the Non-Profit organization that owns Proton AG.
Thanks, you’re awesome! (I could not find those sources by myself…)
I just dislike that they had to take a political stance at all. Companies and celebrities should stay out of politics and focus on what they’re good at/known for.
Don’t agree completely. Celebrities are people too, they can use their voice to do good and activate people with regards to politics. Kinda cruel to just say “focus on what you’re known for, which is a pretty face. I don’t care about anything else that makes you human”
Their reach means they should shut up when it comes to things they have no credibility in. I don’t want a physics professor giving their opinion on RNA vaccines in their class just like I don’t want the singer for a major band giving their opinion on politics.
You know what the physics professor and singer have in common? They can both cast a vote and partake in politics.
I’m talking about Musicians playing music, actors acting, sports people playing sports, etc. stick to what they’re good at and known for, not a pretty face.
There are entire genres of music that are inherently political
Same deal. Just because they make music you like, doesn’t mean that’s all there is to them. Musicians, actors, athletes are also individuals with experiences and perspectives that can inspire or activate positive change. Sure, their main talent might be what they’re famous for, but that doesn’t mean their opinions on important matters are invalid. Dismissing their voices entirely just because they have a certain job is a dumb idea.
We differ in opinions, that’s all. I appreciate these people for their talents in what they are known for and that’s why most people are aware of them. I don’t want to start disliking them because they start getting political all of a sudden.
For instance, many many actors use firearms in their scenes but then come out as an anti-gun person. For one I believe in the right to bear arms, not that it’s a huge deal that the actor believes the other way but what really bothers me would be the hypocrisy. They should simply not pick roles or films based around firearms. I just want to enjoy the movie, not be immersed in their politics.
I’m sure you can find counter examples to this and some would hold up in history and exceptions to the rule but the vast majority of people that fit my statement just want more attention
Maybe it’d be better if people on Lemmy stuck to what they’re good at by posting memes and cat pictures and staying out of politics.
I don’t really have a well-written reply for this, but I can see your firearms angle. I invite you to read this: https://www.arc.unsw.edu.au/blitz/read/under-their-influence-should-celebrities-stay-out-of-politicsquestion
The democratic process is designed for participation. So, if celebrities can get more people involved, this means that ordinary people will have more control over how their country is run.
I am suddenly reminded of the words “shut up and sing”.
I mean, I don’t agree with his politics. But this opinion is no different than telling football players to shut up and play football when they were speaking out against systemic violence against minority black communities.
Echo the disagreement. Yes it makes like more complicated, but it is important to know who/what you are supporting.
Not normalizing traitors to the species isn’t exactly “political”, it’s the lowest imaginable bar, and he couldn’t clear it.
Aiming to be “the lesser of two evils” just means people who don’t have the exact same values as the party occasionally reaching a different conclusion…
It wouldnt be an issue if the goal was a “good” candidate, it’s only when the goal is “slightly better by the bare minimum”
