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Why did I say Goodbye to Gmail and What Did I Adopt

Why did I say Goodbye to Gmail and What Did I Adopt

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Anshul Kumar
Jul 20, 2024
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There are 5.30 billion people on this planet living their everyday lives with the internet.

As of October 2023, there were 5.3 billion internet users worldwide, which amounted to 65.7 percent of the global population. Of this total, 4.95 billion, or 61.4 percent of the world’s population, were social media users — Statista

Among these, 1.8 billion people receive and send regular emails using Gmail.

But my destiny has brought me on a different road and I am no longer among these 1.8 billion people using Gmail.

Saying goodbye to a years-long companion isn't good, but there are some good reasons behind it.

I have gotten many ‘woohoo’ screams from Gmail.

I have whispered my secrets around it.

Those cozy cheers, minor mishaps, digital gatherings, and snappy sharing of weird captures on every adventure — I have some unforgettable memories with Gmail — have been around since I was a teenager.

I didn't want to say goodbye, but I had to.

Now, not only me but technology has grown, and things have changed. We have some excellent and quick-chatting apps. Friends can no longer hang out on these cluttered fragments of chat.

Gmail is no longer a place where we can whisper; its walls do not have ears.

It feels like in a chat between two, there’s always a third detective spying on our mumbo jumbo, crying out to the whole world.

Whenever I couldn't help myself show my craze for branded wristwatches, get to discuss the trading market trends, or randomly mention a brand out of their innovative marketing strategy, the next moment, relevant ads began flooding in from everywhere.

I was already worn out by limited customization features, irritating ads, and spam when I had to miss out on a golden opportunity, and the face at the back was of Gmail.

Why did I break up with Gmail?

It's not much earlier; it's just about this Sunday. I was juggling plenty of unread emails filling up my inbox. I just saw an email.

“Oh snap! How did I miss that?”

Among heaps of promotional, social, and useless emails, I lost an extensive email and an even more significant opportunity to register for an event before the deadline.

So, I Found an Alternative!

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