[4kelly]

These are all great tools. But I wanted to gingerly hop on this thread to say that de google doesn’t have to mean self hosted.

I found it very rewarding to put my money towards companies that are aligned with my priorities (be it privacy or other) even if there were free alternatives.

[kingcharles]

Agreed. Fastmail is a great example. They are cheap, but their product is excellent and so is their support. I never have to worry about losing my account unless I stop paying. I got burned on that when I went to jail, but they offer a pre-pay option so you can now pay a decade worth of fees in advance :)

[throwaway67743]

Yeah, I do use the odd service, email is just because I've always done that and I still like the flexibility