> My email (gmail) is bound with so many services (both online and offline) and it is part of my online identity. It would be so much effort to change the emai

> My email (gmail) is bound with so many services (both online and offline) and it is part of my online identity. It would be so much effort to change the email now. This is the same effort I've undertaken in moving to FastMail (or any other similar service). It's not as bad as you think, just change your e-mail every time you log in to a new service. You don't have to do everything as once, but instead when you actual access the service. I'm now to the point where I don't receive any important e-mail in Gmail anymore, and most (at least all important) of my online identities are now pointed at my personal email address.