The worst part of this analogy is that you do not have to run a mail server to not lose control of your emails and your address. You cab download the mail and switch your DNS at any time and leave a mail provider.
That's not true of a bitcoin custodian. They could rug you. You can't download / copy bitcoin or switch without the custodians permission.
There are many better analogies. Passwords. ID. Domain names. But they just suck less.
The worst part of this analogy is that you do not have to run a mail server to not lose control of your emails and your address. You cab download the mail and switch your DNS at any time and leave a mail provider.
That's not true of a bitcoin custodian. They could rug you. You can't download / copy bitcoin or switch without the custodians permission.
There are many better analogies. Passwords. ID. Domain names. But they just suck less.