Re:Google users locked out after 15 years' use
by ljm on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @11:59AM
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The question wasn't, "how can I afford this?" though, it was "but what if I forget to renew?"
If you're already buying your own domain then this is a valid solution, particularly if you can't or won't set up autorenewal.
The affordability of paying for your own domain and also your email provider is a separate conversation entirely.
Re:Google users locked out after 15 years' use
by audience_mem on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @06:06AM
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> $110.15
> At minimum wage ($7.25[2]), a single domain name would take about half a month to earn
I don't understand.
110/7 is 15 hours, not 15 days.
Namecheap is quite a popular place to buy domains, isn't it?
(myname).xyz - 10 years - £85.29 / $110.15
(myname).com - 10 years - £69.87 / $90.24
(myname).net - 10 years - £98.40 / $127.08
In a world where many people are not able to afford food for themselves[0][1], this is hardly an alternative. At minimum wage ($7.25[2]), a single domain name would take about half a month to earn, assuming you have no other outgoings, which is very likely not the case.
What coherent person would do that?
[0]: https://eu.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/10/01/how-confron...
[1]: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/02/magazine/food...
[2]: https://www.epi.org/blog/millions-of-workers-are-paid-less-t...