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Remember that email is none of that, unless both people use encryption.
Tuta and Proton both are encrypted, which is great, but the moment you exchange with someone that is not using encryption (aka, the vast majority of people), they're not anymore.
I always considered email like sending a good old postcard: something anyone could read without being invited, just by looking at it.
Be it Tuta or Proton, or any other commercial offering, you won't have real control without owning your actual domain name. Owning it means you can change email provider if/when you wand (and if you don't feel like using your own).
How can I own my domain name?
Your purchase it from some registrar.
I'm from France so it probably won't be the same as you, it will cost you a small yearly fee. Like, for example I do own the domain 'thefoolwithapen.com' (my blog) among a few other domain names. So I can use libb@thefoolwith... with either my own email/hosting or most third-party provider, I don't have ti use their own name/domain. Sorry for the lack of specificity in my explanations, I'm everything but an expert ;)
Edit: clarifications
Okay so whenever I buy a domain name, I now can use that domain name on any emai regardless of the email provider (google, proton, etc.) Can the domain name be taken away from me somehow?
I have a domain and I use email aliases, they're addresses that redirect everything they receive to another address. That way you could for example redirect all emails from John@Doe.com to John.doe@proton.com
When you send emails from John.doe@proton.com, if you want to show the alias' address as the sender, your provider must have support for identities, many do, Gmail does, proton I don't remember.
Btw you don't PURCHASE a domain, you rent it. Usually the basic plans can include limited hosting space for a website, and actual e-mail accounts with storage, but while most also offer webmail portals, they aren't as good an experience as Gmail.
Yes, thanks alot, proton does offer email aliases aswell.