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Hmm, let's look at how feasible this is. Namecheap is quite a popular place to buy domains, isn't it? (myname).xyz - 10 years - £85.29 / $110.15 (myname).com
by fao_ 6y ago
Hmm, let's look at how feasible this is.
Namecheap is quite a popular place to buy domains, isn't it?
(myname).xyz - 10 years - £85.29 / $110.15
(myname).com - 10 years - £69.87 / $90.24
(myname).net - 10 years - £98.40 / $127.08
In a world where many people are not able to afford food for themselves[0][1], this is hardly an alternative. At minimum wage ($7.25[2]), a single domain name would take about half a month to earn, assuming you have no other outgoings, which is very likely not the case.
What coherent person would do that?
[0]: https://eu.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/10/01/how-confront-americas-worst-hunger-crisis-generations-column/3570835001/ https://eu.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/10/01/how-confron...
[1]: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/02/magazine/food-insecurity-hunger-us.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/02/magazine/food...
[2]: https://www.epi.org/blog/millions-of-workers-are-paid-less-than-the-average-minimum-wage/ https://www.epi.org/blog/millions-of-workers-are-paid-less-t...
- audience_mem 6y ago> $110.15 > At minimum wage ($7.25[2]), a single domain name would take about half a month to earn I don't understand. 110/7 is 15 hours, not 15 days.
- ljm 6y agoThe question wasn't, "how can I afford this?" though, it was "but what if I forget to renew?" If you're already buying your own domain then this is a valid solution, particularly if you can't or won't set up autorenewal. The affordability of paying for your own domain and also your email provider is a separate conversation entirely.