like switching from Walmart to 15 other stores just to buy the same stuff
As the other commenter pointed out: you do that once. And if you do it properly, nobody will be sending anything to a gmail address you don’t use anymore.
Then you have 15 stores all around the same parking lot, to stick with your analogy.
And yes, it’s always a trade-off with convenience, but much less so than you make it sound.
BTW, above list sucks, there are much better lists of alternatives around. And articles that describe how to switch etc. etc.
As the other commenter pointed out: you do that once. And if you do it properly, nobody will be sending anything to a gmail address you don’t use anymore.
Then you have 15 stores all around the same parking lot, to stick with your analogy.
And yes, it’s always a trade-off with convenience, but much less so than you make it sound.
BTW, above list sucks, there are much better lists of alternatives around. And articles that describe how to switch etc. etc.