"Many technologists viscerally felt yesterday’s announcement as a punch to the gut [...] our fellow technologists that we truly believed were advancing a cause

"Many technologists viscerally felt yesterday’s announcement as a punch to the gut [...] our fellow technologists that we truly believed were advancing a cause many of us also believed in." It can be painful when a belief system runs into reality. "Just do one thing and do it well, be the trusted de facto platform for private messaging that empowers dissidents, journalists and grandma all to communicate freely with the same guarantees of privacy. Don’t become a dodgy money transmitter business." Lol. Because that usually goes over well. Hey, just do what we tell you! We don't care what's involved, just get it done! Says the user of the free service.