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But email is a federated system itself. Complaining about having to sign up for a particular instance is like complaining you have to sign up to a particular em
by izzydata 3y ago
But email is a federated system itself. Complaining about having to sign up for a particular instance is like complaining you have to sign up to a particular email provider and not all of email.
- Terr_ 3y agoIMO the difference is not really about federation, but about the degree of context and trust the user has--or can have--when it comes to choosing servers. There's no guarantee that name@majorisp.com is going to stick around forever, but there was a contract relationship plus a certain degree of too-big-to-fail-ness.
- ummonk 3y agoNot at all though. I can use an email address from my own domain name and then switch email providers without losing the identity I have built up.