Nobody Cares That You're Leaving Proton

When choosing software becomes a statement of personal virtue instead of a practical decision. Apparently, we're doing this again. A technology company gets caught up in controversy, and people start announcing they're leaving, canceling their subscriptions, and looking for alternatives. This time it's Proton, and judging by some of the reactions on Reddit, canceling an account is a considerably more significant event than I realized. The complaints involve Andy Yen, Proton's push toward AI, its treatment of employees, and concerns about what its development practices might mean for security. There are also the previous arguments about Yen's political statements and the company's business decisions. Some of those concerns deserve serious answers. But plenty of people seem to have already concluded that the only acceptable response is to abandon the whole ecosystem, and naturally, everybody needs to hear about it. Here's my take: nobody really cares that you're leaving Proton. At…