I generally don't like getting automatic marketing emails, but anecdotes != data, of course. Hacker News readers aren't exactly the general population. That s

I generally don't like getting automatic marketing emails, but anecdotes != data, of course. Hacker News readers aren't exactly the general population. That said, I'm definitely more inclined to engage with properly-personalized emails, even knowing the tactics they employ, because they're usually helpful, or at least have had more forethought put into them. Heck, even Amazon catches me with a review request from time to time, when I'm keen on venting my spleen. It works, and in the general case, I definitely prefer it to "no email", because I'd prefer not to miss out on those useful interactions. Even at the cost of having to hit the "unsubscribe" button a few times.