380m+ users seems significant to me.
> Handshake domains are only accessible by a tiny percent of people
Actually, NextDNS which is a Firefox resolver also supports Handshake, so I imagine it's not a tiny percent of people.
> make stuff like HTTPS very difficult
Additionally, HTTPS is completed by Handshake since it removes the need for a "trusted certificate authority" which, as many articles have mentioned as of late, is not so trusted [1][2].
> you'll always need to have a domain on a normal TLD because there will always be devices (like TVs and old phones) that will not support it.
TVs and old phones can support handshake since it's just regular DNS protocol.
> And what benefit do you get anyways?
You will cryptographically own your own name.
> A custom TLD?
A name all-inclusive. Hard stop.
> There's already so many new TLDs but most domains are on gTLDs or ccTLDs because thats what people recognize.
I've been around for a long time -- the internet has evolved and continues to evolve. People change quickly.
> Ownership? Not really. Handshake only manages TLDs.
Cryptographically owning things is likely a more constant ownership than a 'binding ownership' by a legal contract in some jurisdiction.
Some of the statements you made about subdomains may or may not be true, but it's not any worse than today and likely better since there will be more options of TLD owners to choose from should one choose to purchase a TLD.
[1] https://github.com/imperviousinc/beacon-ios
[2] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/12/09/improved-qualit...