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I'm getting ready to move off of Google (and Private Internet Access), and Proton is looking like the best option. But I'm nervous. Some of the things I worry about:

  • Calendar support: I rely really heavily on Google Calendar. How will I share events with others? And what will I do without Google Tasks?
  • VPN App Quality: Seeing some mixed reviews on Proton VPN Android app.
  • Proton ethics & politics: Look, I really don't want to open up the holy war here. My big stipulation is: I don't want my money to go to a company that will donate its money or services to fascists. To my knowledge, Proton does not do that. I know they made a post that seemed to praise GOP antitrust efforts. I do not believe that that is the same thing as lending material support for fascists. (And, as someone who is very well read-in on antitrust issues, I'll say that -- for a lot of complicated reasons -- there is some truth to Proton's post, but I wish they had framed it as a critique of the corporate wing of the Democratic party and not praise of the GOP.)
  • Anything else I haven't thought to ask.

So, folks who have made the switch: What do you wish you had known? What do you wish you had done to make the move easier?

Thank you for your advice.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Tbh i just don't send email. All i use it for is accounts that don't let you use a username, receiving shipping information, and sales ads for things I'm actually interested in.

Only time I might actually need to send and reapond to emails is if I'm job hunting.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Wow really? I’m fascinated :)

Generational thing maybe? I still communicate with doctors, family members, and like support for orders/inquiries via email. Not all the time, a lot with text too. But it’s still like 50/50 email / text.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

Texting and chats are my preferred form of contact i guess; haven't really been to a doctor in stares into the distance

Aaaanyway, yeah i suppose I do use it for support. I use my work email plenty, its just for personal email i dont really "use" like that.

Id say I'm amongst the oldest gen-Z or youngest millennials?