Not sure about the hyped email providers (hey etc.), but I switched to Fastmail earlier this year. Beyond the control part (own domain, not sharing data with G

Not sure about the hyped email providers (hey etc.), but I switched to Fastmail earlier this year. Beyond the control part (own domain, not sharing data with Google etc.), I love how snappy it is. Gmail bloat didn't bother me this much until I started using Fastmail (still Gsuite for work). I've paid for a couple years already, just to lock myself down. I'm happy so far ~3 months in.