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I'm happy to see this announcement. However, just transitioning to a non-profit does not make an organization good. They can still be greedy and take advantage of their user base. That being said, it seems Proton's mission statement resonates with a non-profit type structure. When you are accountable to the shareholders, they become the priority.
"don't let perfect get in the way of good" or whatever that saying is. One step at a time, yeah?
"Perfect is the enemy of good."
Bad, also, is the enemy of good...
I think maybe good walked into the wrong damn neighborhood.
Generally you'd want to strive for perfection, but not go crazy over it and mantain a balance in all things, risk vs. benefit, that sort of thing, hence the saying