Protip for the room: Use a password manager with a unique password for every service. Then when one leaks, it only affects that singular service, not large swaths of your digital life.

I can’t remember one single time in which European nations have armed themselves and used their armies for a good cause

World War 2

Should European countries have just sat on their ass and let Hitler do whatever he wanted? They actually tried that, the Peace For Our Time declaration in 1938 made by England after Hitler took over large parts of Czechoslovakia. Then Hitler did what always happens when a dictator is appeased, they go for more…and invaded Poland with the Soviet Union’s help.

Quite a few European countries armed themselves and used their armies for a good cause in that war. Unless you don’t consider stopping Hitler and the Holocaust a good cause.

Bringing it back to modern day, this is Putin’s second invasion of Ukraine. Appeasing dictators does not work, again this is Putin’s second invasion of Ukraine. Dictators only understand force; force must be met with force; force is being met with force.

Unfortunately, Russia started and continues their war of conquest in Europe and the USA isn’t helping nearly as much as they used to. Europe is the only one who can pick up the slack. And they are.

I’ll likely be spending $8,000 a month

You can hire an actual programmer for that kind of money. Someone with years of experience who knows what they are doing.