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▬▬ Socials ▬▬
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▬▬ Research and Resources ▬▬
Second Channel: @PrivacyPoliciesExplained
Note: I had some complications with recording the policies, so I will be releasing them over the coming weeks on that channel. Proton's policy is available to watch at the release of this video, though!
VPN Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIwfNw5UaHA
Data Deletion Services Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX3JT6q3AxA
Quick update on these services, if you live in CA, you can get this all done more effectively by the state's new DROP system. They support over 500 data brokers, which is almost double that of these services, and it's totally free. https://privacy.ca.gov/drop/

Proton
https://proton.me/blog/proton-non-profit-foundation
https://proton.me/legal/transparency
https://proton.me/mail/privacy-policy
https://protonvpn.com/blog/open-source/

Examples of public assumption that "Proton is a nonprofit"
https://we-make-it-happen.tech/blogs/how-to-find-the-right-vpn-our-top-3-recommendations/
https://medium.com/@ovenplayer/does-proton-really-support-trump-a-deeper-analysis-and-surprising-findings-aed4fee4305e
https://www.trustpilot.com/review/proton.me
https://mashable.com/review/protonvpn-review
https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/vpn/proton-vpn-review-2025-a-nonprofit-service-with-premium-performance-153046073.html

Phreeli
https://www.phreeli.com/about-us
https://www.phreeli.com/privacy/policy

StartMail
https://www.startmail.com/
https://www.startmail.com/pricing
https://www.startmail.com/privacy
https://www.startmail.com/transparency

Bitwarden
https://bitwarden.com/
https://bitwarden.com/pricing/
https://bitwarden.com/privacy/

Kagi
https://kagi.com/
https://kagi.com/pricing
https://kagi.com/privacy
https://help.kagi.com/kagi/why-kagi/why-pay-for-search.html

Privacy.com
https://www.privacy.com/privacy-policy
(Banks have data breaches, too): https://www.upguard.com/blog/biggest-data-breaches-financial-services

LibreOffice
https://www.libreoffice.org/
https://www.libreoffice.org/donate/

Signal
https://signal.org/
https://signal.org/legal/#privacy-policy
https://signal.org/blog/signal-foundation/
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/26/whatsapp-co-founder-explains-why-he-left-facebook.html
https://signal.org/donate/

Firefox / Mozilla
https://www.mozilla.org
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/privacy/firefox/
https://www.mozillafoundation.org/
https://blog.mozilla.org/press/2003/07/mozilla-org-announces-launch-of-the-mozilla-foundation-to-lead-open-source-browser-efforts/
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/11/mozilla-says-its-finally-done-with-two-faced-onerep/

▬▬ The Team ▬▬
Maddie // LykkeAudio - Audio Producer
– https://lykkeaudio.com/
– Instagram: ly_is_music
SpacyLuna - Script Editor
– https://bsky.app/profile/spacyluna.bsky.social
AinselPixel - Subtitles
– https://bsky.app/profile/ainselpixel.bsky.social
James Vincent - Graphic design for boxes
– https://jamezvincent.com/

▬▬ Licenses ▬▬
Intro Song:
🎵 Copyrighted music licensed from Lickd. https://lickd.co
JOYRIDE. (Instrumental) by Kesha, https://t.lickd.co/l/QjdqPq725Y3

Outro Song:
🎵 Copyrighted music licensed from Lickd. https://lickd.co
What You Know by Two Door Cinema Club, https://t.lickd.co/l/w96VOnbn8my

▬▬ Socials ▬▬
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/rejectconvenience.com
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Forum post for this video:

▬▬ Research and Script ▬▬
Please keep in mind that a vast majority of this research was thrown out due to how depressing it was. I've identified which sections are a part of that research, and I would discourage you from actually looking into it unless you are trying to wrap your head around how AI is being used. All research related to creating this video is available on the blog

The entire script can be found here if you prefer to read!

▬▬ Other References ▬▬
https://www.mentalhealth.com/library/anger-and-social-media
https://www.empr.com/news/adenoma-detection-rate-of-standard-colonoscopy-declines-after-exposure-to-ai-assisted-colonoscopy/
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/08/19/npr-doctors-ai-artificial-intelligence-dependent-colonoscopy
https://futurism.com/ai-destroying-generation-students

▬▬ Video References ▬▬
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jz97rUgxIHk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-iJUbN0hzM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zd1AI198I8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=illZ-7aA7iQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8M_BjRErmM

Full reference for "The dots never make sense looking forward"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc

▬▬ Special Thanks ▬▬
Thanks to moopiverse and camwing for joining me in this video!

Thank you to everyone who has been open and honest with me throughout my life. I wouldn't be who I am today had you not told me when I was wrong, and I am forever grateful for that.

Thank you to Alex, Camwing, SimplySnaps, kdsketch, and Yeebus from You Are Machines for rough draft feedback. This was a massive project, and your feedback made a massive difference.

▬▬ The Team ▬▬
Maddie // LykkeAudio - Audio Producer
– https://lyismusic.dk/
– Instagram: ly_is_music
SpacyLuna - Script Editor
– https://bsky.app/profile/spacyluna.bs...
AinselPixel - Subtitles
– https://bsky.app/profile/ainselpixel....

▬▬ Timestamps ▬▬
00:00 - Intro; This video isn't about AI
02:40 - Chapter 1: Education, Part 1
10:32 - Chapter 2: Technology and Creativity
13:29 - Chapter 3: Education, Part 2
15:40 - Chapter 4: The Importance of Failure
19:41 - Chapter 5: I Don't Believe in Stupid People
22:33 - Chapter 6: Kindness
29:31 - Chapter 7: The Solution to AI (and more)
34:10 - Ending; I hope you're prepared...

Intro song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo9BrTRkv1E
(I know, the lyrics are insane, but it slaps)