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This is a fair request and I would love to see it, but I feel like the vast majority of people who bring it up probably routinely use Google docs (not making a claim about your particular case), and I never see the same criticism levelled at Google.

What’s the difference? Is it just that Notion is a plucky startup and that makes them inherently less trustworthy somehow?

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Individuals are trustworthy or not.

Companies, especially companies in a state of massive flux like a fast growing startup, have no fixed traits like trustworthiness. It depends on the leadership team at the moment, pressures from external stakeholders, how bonuses and other incentive structures are designed.

I can tell you from personal experience that you can start out with the best intentions but sooner or later the power dynamics will change and then suddenly "Don't be evil" is just a joke meme.

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