I run my email out of my closet. Postfix/Dovecot, using Mutt as my client.

I only know this because of Archer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIWDVuHDpq0

I don’t think they were “surprised” by it. It seems like they thought it was a search result. Which is fair, IMO. If DDG didn’t want people to mistake that for a search result, then they shouldn’t put it in the spot where the search results go.

I still don’t think I understand the point you are trying to make.

I feel like I’m not really understanding the question, but here ya go: The people who are willing to pay for it.

They totally can. They just don’t really care, because they are mostly funded by advertisers.

Why would they go after their friends and bosses?