> I do not trust the incentive structures of Silicon Valley to permit you to adhere to this principle.
Neither do I! My point is more so that we try to take steps not just to say "hey we don't read your thoughts" but also to align the incentive systems so that 10 years down the line we're at least pointed in the right direction.
Why not switch to a Patreon model and give people simple “export all data as markdown/json” inside every version of the app?
In that way there’s less incentive for the business to become potentially untrustworthy, but if it does, people’s emotional investments are still protected by being firmly in their own hands.
My therapist can't read my mind either but I bet someone could craft some laser-targeted ads directly at my nervous system with her notes in aggregate :P
Neither do I! My point is more so that we try to take steps not just to say "hey we don't read your thoughts" but also to align the incentive systems so that 10 years down the line we're at least pointed in the right direction.