PurelyMail is what I use. It’s been great so far. I’ve been using it for over a year for this exact use case.

Forgejo is a self hosted github replacement

For me it does. I’m really enjoying Lemmy, and have curated a bunch of communities that I follow and participate in in a way that feels helpful, hopeful, and not toxic.

I’ve been using Blink Shell for years and I’ve been very happy with it. Have never felt the need to look for an alternative.

God, I wish there was. If there is, I haven’t found it. And I’ve been looking