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The internet is worse than it used to be. How did we get here, and can we go back?
(theconversation.com)
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You can get pretty far with setting up DNS entries properly. I just moved most of my accounts to my custom domain (hosting is at Tuta), and I haven't had any issues yet. I find value in paying for hosting, but I think I could self-host if I needed to.