semantics

what do you think updates are for?? please stop spreading such terrible practices

to be fair you always could remove edge, it just legitimately broke a lot of windows apps

I'm curious what would even be "snuck into it" ?

nextdns is the most performant option I've used. it often beats our cloudflare even. adguard wasn't bad but it was a bit more cumbersome and very slow.

I don't like recommending self hosting as opening ports on a private network isn't a great idea. you could use something like cloudflare or tailscale to bridge access but you'll run into issues with network speeds.

idk what to tell you. it's not in any way indicating a message of superiority.

it's just a desktop environment. install it on whatever distro you're using.

it's a mesh network built on wireguard. it's not just a direct connection to another PC on your network. you can select exit node devices on the fly and control acl's and access based on groups in their admin panel.

and yes, if you want a properly secured vpn setup without the necessary background knowledge, it's pretty difficult. there is no opening ports on your router, which is especially useful for people on cgnat.

can I... hear her argument? I just wanna know what fallacy has concocted here lol. not trying to be insulting to your wifi or anything, just bantering a little bit, I've come across some that believe adblocking is piracy though, and I'm curious.

Matrix or Signal only for me. nobody uses Whatsapp here in the states, sms is simply insecure in every way, and telegram has very suspicious roots imo, along with a lack of e2ee and a terrible ui.

signal is the most secure option and matrix is federated making it the most "open" option.

the lack of privacy with cards is primarily what is giving you security with them. trust factors will always exist somewhere in the chain.

to be more to the point of the post, though, you can agree with a person's singular opinion without supporting or agreeing with that person.

ads were a terrible monetization strategy from the start. I've never felt bad about adblocking, if you require payment for upkeep offer me a subscription service.