On Tue, Nov 14, 2023 at 11:36:18AM -0600, Nicholas Geovanis wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 13, 2023, 12:35 PM <to...@tuxteam.de> wrote:
> 
> >
> > But yes, in a way convenience can drown out freedom [...]

> But mail as "they" know it has nothing to do with transport or networking.
> They know it as a service not as anything else. Like electricity. The
> "freedom" to exchange email is what matters to them.
> 
> Just about everyone in the developed countries permits and is ok with their
> electric/telecom/heating service coming from a monopoly, oligoploy, or
> government-owned entity. So the same situation for email is ok with them as
> long as the cost is low.

These days, snuffing out freedom happens more subtly.

Cheers
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