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The people who design those things have the exact mindset of an abusive partner:

- I want to know everything about you and who you talk to

- I will control and change things without your say-so

- You can't leave me easily



- but I can leave you whenever I want

- no you can’t know what you need to know to self host when I leave. How dare you think of other vendors that’s basically cheating on me




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