An Ode to Bear App 🐻

Off the top of my head, I can only really think of a handful of software products that I have been using for a considerable amount of time which still stay true to their values. One of such tools is Bear, a beautiful Markdown-enabled note-taking app that I have been using for more than 8 years today.

It's a tool that seems immune to enshittification, that didn't let itself get carried away with the AI hype, that didn't grow out of bounds so that it is now a juggernaut enslaved by capitalism, that doesn't sell its own soul for profit, profit, profit (and even more profit, because did I mention capitalism?).

In their latest release notes, they didn't announce "an AI button", they didn't introduce collaboration, they didn't increase their prices by 20%, they didn't grow out of proportion. Bear is personal, it's AI-less, it's wholesome.

Today, Bear is still Bear. And I wish there was more software in my life today more like Bear! ✌️