@amolith@masto.nixnet.xyz The issue is that, IMHO, back when Gmail was a closed beta, you could only get e-mail service from your ISP and a few other providers which offered ridiculously tiny storage amounts. Google changed that for the better, they offered a free e-mail service with copious amounts of storage. And I think it was our fault (us techies) when we pushed people to adopt Gmail back then. Just like how we pushed people to adopt Chrome. People are now used to free e-mail services.