> But for all the flack that folks here give militant believes like Stallman I was as critical as anyone over Stallman until the Snowden leaks happened. It fel

> But for all the flack that folks here give militant believes like Stallman I was as critical as anyone over Stallman until the Snowden leaks happened. It felt clear to me that these tech companies will very happily get rid of our privacy the second it's convenient for them, and while I should have known that before, I guess I brushed that off as paranoid thinking. I still use a fair amount of proprietary software and web services, such is the way in 2024, but I try and be much more aware of what information I'm sharing and storing. Once my current Macbook dies or once the Linux ports for the T2 Macs is actually usable, I'll move to a proper Linux distro and be rid of most of the Apple ecosystem in my workflow.