Apple now requires 2FA for new accounts created on an iPhone and for 2FA they require a phone number.

but you can just go to icloud.com, sign up, and then type that into your phone. a pretty easy workaround.

Hmmm that’s annoying then.

I would have never thought you meant the former. I believe it’s better to be more clear and evident in your writing.

Same here.

Outlook.com has allowed email aliases for a really long time.

I use mailinator to have some privacy from my email provider.

I switched to Outlook because of this.

I also like how you can set it so only a specific email can login. That way if your alias is compromised, your account won’t be.

Just a nitpick, Taiwan wasn’t yet a democracy in 1989. It was close, but they had to wait until 1996 before having their first democratic elections.