I’m comparing this to how Google requires you to authenticate yourself via OAuth for security vs how this is asking you to put in your Proton username and password and 2FA and it gets stored as a token in the config file.
Without disk encryption it is a problem if your pc/laptop is at risk of being stolen. With disk encryption it is a problem if an attacker has physical access while the computer is powered on.
No surprise there, really. Those corporations were posting record high profits… In an environment of “real” high inflation those companies don’t get to increase their profits and their margins like that. Yet most news publications lend then a microphone for them to spread their lies instead of calling their bullshit. It’s not inflation, it’s greed. Why would they want you to pay less instead of more? It’s not like capitalism was invented yesterday. It shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone.
An economist worth his salt should be considering. “Why didn’t this happen earlier?” Instead of being “shocked”.