I discovered Obsidian this year, and it is not an understatement to say that it helped restore my faith in humane technology. Obsidian has let me reclaim my thought process and my writing, and I'm so much happier using it.

Like others have mentioned, your approach and ethos are a large part of why I decided to go all in on the tool, and that ethos is reflected in Sync. With Sync, everything is end-to-end encrypted and can be unsynced at any time without having to "export" anything or jump through hoops. Configuration is file-based and can be selectively synced, too, including themes. Beyond that, I can rest easy knowing that if Sync is ever down (or Obsidian goes away), I have all of my files right there and can still edit them in Vim or anything else.

When I downloaded Obsidian for the first time, I thought it was a shame that I didn't have to pay for it. So when I looked into sync options, I was more than happy to pay for the service and contribute to the success of the company.

Kudos, and please keep up the good work.