No but it is trivial to use email spoof/temporary email signup sites to get the verification email. You won’t need it again except for a password reset, which you’re SOL on if you do it that way.
Wrong, fully possible as far as ActivityPub is concerned. Instances may (and most do) set the requirement themselves though.
That was the main reason I joined lemmy.ml
Though now I carry connotations of the .ml instance so if I had to do it over again I’d choose another instance.
Issues with spam bots. But you can just open a new email with protonmail or tutamail or others
You do not need to provide one for Reddthat instance.
YES! Simply host your own instance and you can not require an email from yourself.
Just curious why does it matter?
Yes, I did it twice.
