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Re:Restoring your privacy costs money, which makes it a mark... by meowster on Friday July 16, 2021 @08:45AM (#27855653)
People don't know how to recognize privacy as a class indicator.

If I pay cash for something, or use my non-gmail address, people don't understand it's because I value privacy, but just that I'm "weird".

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Re:Restoring your privacy costs money, which makes it a mark... by 1vuio0pswjnm7 on Friday July 16, 2021 @08:16PM (#27862588)
Paying cash for the purpose of privacy is a little weird, IMO.

Whereas using uBlock, e.g., is not weird at all, IMO.

The latter contributes to an improved experience but not the former, IMO.

Using a non-Gmail address is definitely not weird. Millions of people use non-Gmail addresses every day at work.

That said, I wonder if the OP author used cash to pay for his ProtonMail subscription. Also, the OP fails to mention that ProtonMail offers a free tier of 150 emails per day.

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