@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.

@amolith@masto.nixnet.xyz not to mention most people don't use a password manager and e-mail is essentially the key to all your online services. Imagine telling a non-techie he has to migrate his hundreds of accounts because Gmail is somehow bad. It's an insane amount of effort for something that seems not that important.

I'm doing my part offering free e-mail service at my expense, and so are you. That's a good start.