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It's also an amazing hiring ad. Apart from just being a cool and interesting product, stuff like this convinces me that the notion people have their head in the right place. Unfortunately I can't work in the states or I would've applied to them already.

I adore notion and will unironically shill it for them at any appropriate moment.

so, er, yeah. GET NOTION.

I enjoyed notion but stopped using it mainly due to the bad offline functionality (and occasionally getting randomly logged out).

Has this been improved yet? (Desktop|IOS App)

No, offline is still almost non-existent.

You should really look at Anytype[1]. It is basically a better version of Notion[2] that uses IPFS and your social network to back up your data.

[1]: https://anytype.io

[2]: because it is offline-first and has things like named relations, so you can connect information in any custom way that you like.

I don't get how people can use notion for personal info or basically anything else if you are not forced to use it at work. Not even considering that your most personal information (journal, health log etc.) you don't share anywhere else twitter, facebook is stored in plaintext somewhere and can be used however they want according to their privacy policy which some nothing-to-hide folks might ok with but that everything you have written can go poof any second is nuts IMHO.

People want a modern and cool tools with bangs and whistles. They 'have nothing to hide', they trust 'SaaS' as a collective agreement on "advancement' and 'inevitable mandatory future'.

Corporations want data and control over UX. I see this as a happy relationship between owners with knowledge and slaves with lack of survival instinct.

I can accept some form of work related security risk (Hi, Figma) but in general cannot give my intellectual property and businesses processes on any third party. In my company all the process tools are strictly FOSS and under my control.

Personally speaking, tools as Notion cannot hold a candle on my Emacs org-mode workflow. You don't need to reinvent the wheel every 10 years just to feel "cool" and "modern".

But hey it's a business, they have happy users and money whats more to ask for? Right?

> Notion cannot hold a candle on my Emacs org-mode workflow

More details on this? Anywhere I can read up on this.

I like your principle - not to trust these SaaS tools with your personal data.

>Org-mode is characterized by a flexible and versatile system with adaptability to different workflows, making it comparable as an Evernote alternative. It is at once simple and complex., which helps it to compete as an Evernote alternative.

https://www.slant.co/versus/8769/15790/~org-mode_vs_notion

There are a thousand reasons to invest in Emacs and org-mode. It is a personal choice. I like the speed and extendability. It is serious investment and requires remapping of ideas and habbits. But the last thing that I will part of are Emacs and Kynesys Advantage.:)

Company-wise I choose to use this: https://joplinapp.org/

You can always learn about Org-mode: https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/

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