"But denunciatory rhetoric is so much easier and cheaper than good works, and proves a popular temptation. Yet is it far better to light the candle than to curse the darkness." - William L Watkinson, The Invincible Strategy
I spent the last few years of my working life in cyber security, and that left me with massive trust issues, no small amount of paranoia, and a constant twitching urge to reduce my attack surface. US big tech has done nothing to endear itself to me since then, and I'm on a gradual journey away from it, towards European alternatives with better privacy and security. Perfection is impossible, but improvement is not, and so we strive for that.
Despite its many admirable features, Blogger is owned by one of the biggest big tech corporations, so I'm moving again, this time to the Vivaldi implementation of WordPress. I hope you'll follow me there; this is the last time, I promise.
Will big tech care, or even notice, that I'm gone? I doubt it; I am but a raindrop falling on a mountain. And yet, enough raindrops falling for long enough can have an effect.
I invite you to join me in lighting a candle. We can still curse the darkness while we do so.
Oh, and the new blog is here: https://andyslack119.vivaldi.net
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