I have a Proton Unlimited subscription which has replaced Gmail, Google Drive, Google Calendar, and Express VPN. Proton is a fantastic company. Definitely worth the money.

Proton is awesome! I can’t say enough good things about them.

Absolutely. If you have an android phone, i’d always recommend ditching the google play store where possible and using F-Droid instead.

There is a whole community of people dedicated to the hobby of self-hosting. Email, Drive, VPN, you name it. Sounds like more effort than it’s worth, especially when companies like Proton exist.

Don’t chose American tech. Don’t choose European tech. Don’t choose Chinese tech.

The country/continent of origin is irrelevant. You’re still vulnerable to spyware either way.

Choose Open Source tech.

Probably because it challenges the narrative of people who automatically hate all AI no matter what. I have even had colleagues argue with me that certain types of AI “aren’t actually AI” because they have too much pride and ego to admit they use the very thing they claim to hate.

I personally use AI to help me with my work. I used to work in an IT repair facility where I would use an LLM to help me troubleshoot problems. For example if a computer won’t turn on and the motherboard is flashing and beeping, asking an LLM is 10x faster than having to use the internet to hunt for a user manual of one specific model of computer from 40 years ago, made by a brand which no longer exists.

Now I work in Computer Games Development after getting my degree. AI is extremely useful for helping me come up with ideas, making prototypes, and even generating small amounts of code in C++ and C#, which is what I mainly use. Games Dev isn’t difficult. I can do it myself. But it can be very tedious. That’s why AI is so helpful.

As for what your little brother does, i’ve experienced that. People generating code and having no idea what it does. It might help you pass your subjects in school, but it’s only gonna screw you over in the long run.

I don’t mind people using AI to help them with their work as long as they don’t depend on it.

I’ve been a long time user and subscriber of ChatGPT plus. It has helped me tremendously and I probably wouldn’t be where I am without it.

I canceled mt subscription recently. I won’t continue to give money to ClosedAI. There are alternatives.

Sam Altman can burn in hell.

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