does it change your trust in the company?

For some people, the answer is obviously yes. For others, they'll judge Mullvad purely by its track record, audits, and technical design.

Honestly, you could say the same about the CEO of ANDURIL in the US - the Oculus guy...but he just cares about the US and wants to make money by making weapon systems etc.

Is he a bad person? Is he a patriot? Who knows, I ain't gonna play the ultimate judge game - but he did release a cool gameboy clone which is literally the closest I will ever get to his work... [1]

[1] https://modretro.com

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exitb 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It's not only about trust, but also about not wanting to give money to an entity that will pass it on to a political party you don't want to support.

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hootz 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Yes, not only trust but my willingness to contribute money towards his paycheck. I don't want my money to end up in far-right parties.

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pluc 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Look at Zuck and Musk. Their platforms are still used by millions. It's only "us" that care about the pedigree of our tech founders, most people couldn't care less.

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loloquwowndueo 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I commend your correct use of “couldn’t care less”. It’s so rare to see people get this one right these days.

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orliesaurus 3 hours ago | parent [-]

really? how would/did you see others use it?

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mos_basik 2 hours ago | parent [-]

they mean it's pretty common to see the less-correct "could care less"

	▲	loloquwowndueo 36 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I’d say entirely incorrect. It means exactly the opposite. I don’t buy the “it’s popular usage now so that makes it right” argument - it’s like saying 4 now equals 5 because more people use 4 to mean 5.

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microgpt 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

There has to be some reason that so many projects are started by right wing people. Something in their personality that makes them both RW and willing to start lots of projects.

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orliesaurus 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I would argue that right-wing people are now the left-wing people from like 30-40 years ago.

	▲	microgpt 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Don't think so. When did left wing people want remigration?

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eudamoniac 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Right wing thought patterns tend toward believing in oneself; predicating the worth of the individual on their objective behavior or output; valuing individual achievements; and also believing that effort is likely to result in those achievements.

Left wing thought patterns are biased toward less agency, e.g. the individual is a product of the system; systemic discrimination holds people back; one's trauma or neurodivergency is a valid anchor that makes achievements very difficult; failing to achieve is okay and doesn't reduce one's intrinsic value.

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toyg 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

In some ways I would say it could even increase trust: if the guy is a privacy absolutist, ultra-libertarian, "my business is not the state's business" type, his VPN products are likely to be pretty good.

On the other hand, he might have other strong right-wing views that users don't agree with, and which might take precedence in one's set of priorities. If I like football and they like football, but they also want to kill me because of <other reason>, I don't think I'd want to give them my money.

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echelon 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Wanted to mention the Analogue since ModRetro was mentioned.

https://www.analogue.co/products

https://www.analogue.co/editions

I think these look a lot cooler, though they're less hackable.

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ursula2 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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