Which again, nobody was saying, but what I was saying was that there is no way to tell one way or the other until one of these three things happen. After one of those things happen it might still be hard to tell, but I think it is always impossible beforehand. Thus, the idea to wait for one of those things to happen before allowing a VC-backed company forward.
This is a good point, but I’m not sure I agree. Besides it being speculative, my current line of thinking is that our community is not obligated to support every new privacy startup just because they look promising. I’d rather focus on products are going to be useful for a large number of people, and a big part of that is longevity. Maybe I’m off base with this desire and people do want us to shine a spotlight on all the newcomers to the space with our recommendations, but I don’t think so.
Ultimately if Skiff 2.0 or even Proton 2.0 comes along, I’m just saying I don’t think they really deserve anything more than a forum thread here about them, until they can pass the criteria I outlined. That’s my personal opinion on the matter anyways, but I still feel pretty strongly about it at the moment.