| Most people want someone else to deal with the hassle. Most people don't want to run their own server(s), so even if people did use IRC or Matrix those people would host their community on servers that are controlled by others who could lock you out of it anytime they wanted. > How do people feel ok taking such a big risk? Well for most people they don't see the risks involved and those who are aware of the risks don't believe it will ever happen to them. Just look at Google accounts as an example. People use Gmail, get themselves locked out of them, and lose pretty much all their digital lives all the time but people still happily rely on Gmail. Some quickly Googled stats about Gmail (take these number with a pinch of salt cause I've not looked into whats supporting these numbers - https://techjury.net/blog/gmail-statistics/ ) > Gmail remains the most popular email platform with over 1.8 billion users worldwide. > As of April 2022, Gmail holds 29.5% of the email client market share. > Gmail accounts for 27% of all email opens. > 75% of all Gmail users access their email on mobile devices. > 61% of 18-29-year-olds use Gmail. |