I say it’s not only “refreshing” to see a company like Signal taking a principled stand, it’s necessary.

It’s a powerful demonstration why critical infrastructure of any kind needs to be operated by public non-profit entities. At the very least that should include water, heat, electricity, communication, basic housing, essential agriculture, medical services.

When you’re serious about a community driven by common values, this is what you must do to stay resilient.

If you base critical parts of your infrastructure on profit, you get the tortured attempts we have today, to fit irreconcilable expectations through a single funnel – and the complex inconsistencies that go along with it.