It nonetheless demonstrates how Pareto allows popular providers to make decisions that negatively impact those who want to exercise the freedom granted to them. It doesn’t run in isolation, after all.
> I don't get it, what exactly do you think is wrong with the email landscape? Its a standard protocol everyone can use, the only restrictions being when you start using other's services. Maybe I'm just not abreast enough on this.
I would say most readers would interpret that as in response to email, the standard.
> you're entirely dependent on how the other servers run by the recipients view you.
A protocol can be bulletproof. But spammers will spam, blockers will block, trusted platforms will control.