Email is not a secure vector, so the privacy angle is mostly moot unless you have a particular reason to want to use e.g Protonmail/etc. (And sure, go for it -

Email is not a secure vector, so the privacy angle is mostly moot unless you have a particular reason to want to use e.g Protonmail/etc. (And sure, go for it - their newer UI is really good) Fastmail is arguably the sweet spot for "leave me the fuck alone and just do emails" coupled with generally being very reliable and cost-effective. Always use your own domain, regardless of service.