It’s not “rich” that people want to be its well off. Once most people reach a certain point of comfort and access to resources demand for things levels off. So the trick is to make access to the basic goods/services cheap or free and stop the excessive consumption like mansions and private jets. Equating Degrowth economics to returning to poverty is politically setting the idea up for failure. Degrowth should be about telling people that they will still have plentiful access to food, water, shelter and energy. They just won’t be having private jet packs or luxury cars anymore.

More then being pedantic.

Not how economics work.

Based on this statement it looks like they were compelled by the courts:

In this case, Proton received a legally binding order from Swiss authorities which we are obligated to comply with. There was no possibility to appeal this particular request.

They also provided an update:

In October 2021, Proton won a Swiss court ruling that email services are not telecommunications providers. Consequently, email services are not subject to the data retention requirements imposed on telecommunications providers and are exempted from handing over certain user data in response to Swiss legal orders.

So it sounds like they had their hand forced in that instance to provide the data and got a court ruling that allows them in the future to not retain that data. I would trust them.

Because he is not an actual progressive. Hes just a spoiled rich kid who like to pretend to be a progressive.

So the barbiturate addict who is partially brain damaged doesn’t understand something that requires him to be open to changing his habits? Shocking! 😐