I’d even argue that most platforms are directly adversarial to a users individual privacy. User data is such a hot commodity these days that it’s even beyond planning your own privacy, but you’re essentially farming out your data for free.

Disclosure: I use Discord and plenty of similar apps, but it’s important to protect yourself.

Very well said - opsec is definitely important.

Oh ho, I’m not a student anymore but I work at a research institute that is part of a school, so I still get the good old .edu email. Thanks!!

Yeesh, this looks nice but I would hate to drop $80 and not dig it.