[Aerbil313]

I used to think the same - custom email domain, passwords managed by myself, but:

1) I’ve never ever heard Apple lock someone out of their Apple ID. Maybe they are obligated to do it for law enforcement in US but even none of that. Meanwhile I’ve heard a ton of stories of Google locking people out of their accounts.

2) The convenience of using Safari, with 2FA and passkeys set via iCloud Keychain is too good to ignore. Literally 1 click (passkeys) or 2 clicks at most, authenticated with Face ID.

So I’m using this setup rn. You can set custom domains with your iCloud email too.