u/SpecialistArrival217

I have no need for Mail Plus features like increased storage and dark web monitoring, but I want two email addresses for my personal and professional life. I understand that under Proton's ToS, only one account/email address is allowed while using the free plan. Is there any way I can get two addresses without paying, and without potentially having my account disabled? I am willing to pay, if only there was a lower tier plan that I could justify. $4 a month for storage I won't use and other features I don't care for is kind of ridiculous. Especially since subscriptions are subject to price increases, meaning eventually I might have to pay even more for again, features I won't use.

Hi, I recently got my first job and am now able to subscribe to an alternative email provider. Prior to this, I was hesitant to move all of my accounts to a different provider because of the risks associated with using free plans, such as my account being suspended or not being able to receive support.

I am posting this in the Tuta sub because I am honestly leaning more towards it. My initial idea was that even though Proton has a more explicitly corporate image with their aggressive marketing techniques and overall vibe, Tuta, at the end of the day, is also still a company trying to make a profit. However, my perspective about this recently changed. Proton wants to garner a larger audience by mirroring Google's entire ecosystem/productivity suite. They are also beginning to implement AI-features. Tuta on the other hand seems to be more firm in continuing to cater to their more niche audience, thus their more grassroots feel. And finally, and probably most importantly, my purchases are strongly influenced by my personal beliefs; I do not want to support a company with a CEO that is openly a right-winger. Anyway, while I was initially more inclined to think, well, any alternative is better than Google, I have realized that it is not the current state of Proton that concerns me but the direction it seems to be heading towards..

With that being said, there are a lot of features Proton has that are simply better than Tuta. Proton Mail and Calendar are both faster than Tuta Mail and Calendar, and a lot of image attachments in Tuta Mail emails just don't render for some reason. Something I am even more concerned about is how Tuta handles DDoS attacks. I understand why Tuta chooses to mitigate attacks without third-party intervention.. But I personally don't care too much about the privacy aspect of Tuta. I mean, I do care about privacy, but email is an inherently insecure protocol. I just don't really care about whatever "post-quantum encryption" is. I just hate Google and love FOSS.

It just takes a lot of effort to move all of my accounts to a different email provider so I want to make sure I am making a choice I don't regret. The real solution is probably to pay for a custom domain so I can easily switch providers if I need to. But I'm unfamiliar with the pricing for those things and whether they change over time, as custom website domains do. Also, I'm planning to switch my professional/IRL email as well, and I don't want a really silly cheap domain like johndoe@buttfart.xyz.. Finally, I'm trying to have as few subscriptions as possible, but I understand the necessity of an email subscription, which is why I am planning to pay for one even though the free plans for both Proton and Tuta are perfectly sufficient for me.

Well that's all. Sorry for the long, discursive, and incoherent post hahaha.. Any insights/suggestions are much appreciated. And LMK if this is the wrong sub to be asking these things.

hi guys i'm making a shrine page for my favorite band and i'm wondering if anyone can offer some inspiration that i can reference from. so far i feel like i've just given a brief description of the band by paraphrasing from various sources .. im going to go into a bit about my history with the band as well as commentary on some of their albums. rn i'm kind of lacking any creative visual aspects and ideas for other things on the page so if anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated!