If you believe that strongly that none of your personal emails should fall into the hands of Google, how is it silly to choose a school / job that will respect that belief?

I realize for the majority of people who would simply 'rather Google not have their information' the trade off and the additional effort on their part are simply not worth it,

My point is that everyone who is 'forced to use Google mail' is unconsciously weighing their objection to it against the inconvenience it would cause them to avoid using it, and chooses to use Google (is forced to, if you prefer) because the possibly ill informed cost benefit analysis tells them using Google is worth it.

I am sorry if this whole comment comes off trollish, but the the idea that people are forced to do things they are strongly against because they do not find the alternative to be convienent I believe to be a symptom of entitlement which is a problem with society (not a new problem) that I believe should be combated.

Edit to clarify - My quotes come from no where and are not actual quotes just hypothetical, probably straw man statements that I have come to expect when issues like this are discussed.