well, you can't get the same stuff done that the folks with influence can. like they're working with a better toolbox.
Which is all cool until Google rug-pulls your influence and you’re back to zero… in which case it doesn’t sound like a tool anymore.
Maybe a tool with DRM embedded would be an appropriate analogy?
One of the reasons why I don't use my personal Google accounts for stuff like Firebase.
Sadly, Proton was, until now, a serious and perhaps leading contender for where I might migrate my email as I reduce my dependence on Google. They felt more credible then Tutanova, and less mainstream corporate than Fastmail. Not sure where to look now.
> Not sure where to look now.
Maybe take a look at https://posteo.de/en
What about those of us nobodies with no influence?