> More likely, they're saying that 99% of people don't know how to self-host, and for 99% of the rest it's not worth the trouble. Certainly way more than 99% o

> More likely, they're saying that 99% of people don't know how to self-host, and for 99% of the rest it's not worth the trouble. Certainly way more than 99% of the general population wouldn't know how to self host, but within a techie population like HN, easily ~50% can be capable of doing it if they wanted to. Whether it's worth the effort is a personal decision, but there's a lot of value in owning your own email so I recommend it to anyone who's curious about it and willing to do it. > Also, if you have to ask, then you shouldn't self-host it. We should be encouraging curiousity (a HN value) not stomping on it. If anyone asks, I say go for it. Worst case you'll learn new things, best case now you own your email.