Magnor@lemmy.magnor.ovhtoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•So how long until the Fediverse is monetized?
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1 year agoThis is true but if you were to do that most people would simply not receive your emails. The fight against spam has effectively turned email into an oligopoly.
I was replying to the part where you said that “You can spin up your own email server tomorrow and start communicating with the world through the email protocol standards”. While I agree that this is technically possible, it has become increasingly difficult (see this blog post for example).