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0 pointslenerdenator14d ago0 comments

It's not just me; most people won't. That's the issue.

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Even if your time is worth $0, you're paying far more than a few dollars a month to have a google account. Price discrimination from third party vendors is probably running you 5-10% of your credit card bill every month.

lenerdenatorOP14d ago

That's opaque to most users.

If it weren't, then Google's business model would not be viable.

AstroBen14d ago

Why is it an issue? I don't care what other people do with their email.

okanat14d ago

Democracy is the style of ruling where majority's ignorance dominates over the vulnerable. You will be eventually forced to use internet and forced to use the way your government wants you to use it.

AstroBen14d ago

Yeah, fair point. They're certainly trying to push it in that direction but so far there are still alternatives. I've seen age verification get a hell of a lot of pushback so that's encouraging.

lenerdenatorOP14d ago

I can set up all of the personal services I want. The average person does not want to do that. They do not have the skills, and it does not add value for them to do so 99.999999% of the time.

The tools and offerings we're given are built to fulfill the needs of the greatest number of people. For better or worse, those people are not people who want to mess with the infrastructure around their email.

catlikesshrimp14d ago

Because when most people use the one email host, they neglect all other users. Even my yahoo email is regarded as second grade citizen now. A hospital straight told me they refuse all yahoo addresses.

bigstrat200314d ago

I mean, that's certainly retarded, but most businesses aren't that stupid in how they choose to run things. I've never, not even once, run into a business who cares what your email is. They will use any address you want, whether you have a known provider, or self host.

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hedora14d ago

lenerdenatorOP14d ago

That's opaque to most users.

If it weren't, then Google's business model would not be viable.

AstroBen14d ago

Why is it an issue? I don't care what other people do with their email.

okanat14d ago

Democracy is the style of ruling where majority's ignorance dominates over the vulnerable. You will be eventually forced to use internet and forced to use the way your government wants you to use it.

AstroBen14d ago

Yeah, fair point. They're certainly trying to push it in that direction but so far there are still alternatives. I've seen age verification get a hell of a lot of pushback so that's encouraging.

lenerdenatorOP14d ago

I can set up all of the personal services I want. The average person does not want to do that. They do not have the skills, and it does not add value for them to do so 99.999999% of the time.

catlikesshrimp14d ago

bigstrat200314d ago

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