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Unnecessary and deeply concerning bow to the new "king"

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[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Let’s not get carried away. The scope of the comment is pretty narrow if you read it closely

The only thing I want to hear from you is that you actively disavow Trump, or if you feel this is going to hurt your business, at least say nothing at all. Anything other than that marks you as a shameless suck-up, and I want nothing to do with you or your business.

Ergo, I want nothing to do with Proton. It's time suck-ups pay the price and see their bottom lines drop because of their dubious choices.

[–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Just be aware that this is a peculiarly American take. In Europe at least, most people will agree that somebody's opinions cannot somehow pollute whatever it is that they produce. Be it a traded good, or art, or in this case software.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Americans did not invent the idea of voting with their wallets. What a preposterous claim

[–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The concept that wrong opinions are like a taint that rubs off on everything they touch is indeed pretty uniquely American (with some echos in the rest of the anglosphere). It explains much of the craziness and bitterness of US politics in recent years. It is absolutely not replicated in, for example, Catholic Europe.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Avoiding giving your money to companies that go against your politics isn't some irrational "tainted" concept. Not sure why you're insisting it is. It's just not supporting things you don't want to happen. These companies donate to and otherwise push forward bad policy. Also, still not sure where you got that Americans invented any of this, or how it would relate to the recent increase in polarization