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>... I don't appreciate companies calling me a monster... At no point in that quote were you called a monster, nor were you specifically blamed for anything.

>... I don't appreciate companies calling me a monster... At no point in that quote were you called a monster, nor were you specifically blamed for anything. This sentence is key: >I sympathize with people that are not pro regime but ultimately even those tax dollars they may generate go to the regime. I empathize with how difficult the Namecheap issue may have been for you, but Namecheap did not call you a monster. They simply didn't want the tax dollars generated from you going to a cause they may not support, even if that was never your intention. Simple as that.

unsupp0rted 4y ago
Namecheap didn't ban people in Russia. They banned Russians... people who happen to have been born in the wrong place and aren't in that place. Oh but they didn't ban them... they simply gave them 7 days to move. Oh but they're not calling them monsters, they're simply calling them people who support a regime of monsters. Oh but they're not calling them supporters of that monstrous regime, they're calling them funders of that monstrous regime.
- NicoJuicy 4y ago
  Tbh. You're mad at the wrong people.
  - unsupp0rted 4y ago
    If a company bans you for having been born in the wrong country and having escaped, then who should you be mad at?
    - NicoJuicy 4y ago
      It's not about being born in that country. It's about paying taxes in that country. There are also examples in that thread of people who got exceptions. One person was doing a notable job of protecting Russians against the regime. And Namecheap is 95% Ukrainian it seems. So, raging about having 7 days to move seems inconsiderate considering the situation.
- jjulius 4y ago
  >Oh but they're not calling them monsters, they're simply calling them people who support a regime of monsters. >Oh but they're not calling them supporters of that monstrous regime, they're calling them funders of that monstrous regime. INADVERTENTLY. That's how taxes work. I disagree with different presidents and their policies and their actions, but I don't go to the people who oppose that president, but still pay federal taxes, and call them monsters. Hell, I've felt uncomfortable knowing that my tax money was used for things I disagreed with, but I also know that that did not make me a monster. You are not a monster. Nobody thinks that you are. You got screwed by Namecheap, and that fucking sucks, but you are not a monster.
  - unsupp0rted 4y ago
    How does Namecheap know what I'm doing inadvertently? They know I have the wrong-sounding name and the wrong passport perhaps. What they don't know is where I live and to whom I pay taxes. But hey: you can't ban all people in Russia from a platform without banning loads of people not in Russia too, right?
    - jjulius 4y ago
      It's a difficult decision for them, with a lot of nuance and variables involved, so they likely opted for a path that was easier for them despite the fallout that might occur for users such as yourself. Bear in mind that I'm not defending Namecheap here, I just wanted to highlight that nobody considers you to be a monster and that I think you're being a bit too hard on yourself there. But by all means, be pissed at them for the simple fact that it happened.
  - throwaway290 4y ago
    Tax residency. For nearly a year neither am in Russia nor use a Russian bank nor pay taxes to Russian government yet had to encounter similar attitude where I was obligated to provide a non-Russian ID in order to continue using some services. no way for me to do this. most companies are not like this but it feels like gradual lockout and the walls are closing in. thankfully I don't have family to support, but some do

unsupp0rted 4y ago

Namecheap didn't ban people in Russia. They banned Russians... people who happen to have been born in the wrong place and aren't in that place. Oh but they didn't ban them... they simply gave them 7 days to move. Oh but they're not calling them monsters, they're simply calling them people who support a regime of monsters. Oh but they're not calling them supporters of that monstrous regime, they're calling them funders of that monstrous regime.

NicoJuicy 4y ago
Tbh. You're mad at the wrong people.
- unsupp0rted 4y ago
  If a company bans you for having been born in the wrong country and having escaped, then who should you be mad at?
  - NicoJuicy 4y ago
    It's not about being born in that country. It's about paying taxes in that country. There are also examples in that thread of people who got exceptions. One person was doing a notable job of protecting Russians against the regime. And Namecheap is 95% Ukrainian it seems. So, raging about having 7 days to move seems inconsiderate considering the situation.
jjulius 4y ago
>Oh but they're not calling them monsters, they're simply calling them people who support a regime of monsters. >Oh but they're not calling them supporters of that monstrous regime, they're calling them funders of that monstrous regime. INADVERTENTLY. That's how taxes work. I disagree with different presidents and their policies and their actions, but I don't go to the people who oppose that president, but still pay federal taxes, and call them monsters. Hell, I've felt uncomfortable knowing that my tax money was used for things I disagreed with, but I also know that that did not make me a monster. You are not a monster. Nobody thinks that you are. You got screwed by Namecheap, and that fucking sucks, but you are not a monster.
- unsupp0rted 4y ago
  How does Namecheap know what I'm doing inadvertently? They know I have the wrong-sounding name and the wrong passport perhaps. What they don't know is where I live and to whom I pay taxes. But hey: you can't ban all people in Russia from a platform without banning loads of people not in Russia too, right?
  - jjulius 4y ago
    It's a difficult decision for them, with a lot of nuance and variables involved, so they likely opted for a path that was easier for them despite the fallout that might occur for users such as yourself. Bear in mind that I'm not defending Namecheap here, I just wanted to highlight that nobody considers you to be a monster and that I think you're being a bit too hard on yourself there. But by all means, be pissed at them for the simple fact that it happened.
- throwaway290 4y ago
  Tax residency. For nearly a year neither am in Russia nor use a Russian bank nor pay taxes to Russian government yet had to encounter similar attitude where I was obligated to provide a non-Russian ID in order to continue using some services. no way for me to do this. most companies are not like this but it feels like gradual lockout and the walls are closing in. thankfully I don't have family to support, but some do