I think email being slower is kind of a benefit. The synchronous nature of slack just isn't really needed 99% of the time, at least at my job. Chat is inherent

I think email being slower is kind of a benefit. The synchronous nature of slack just isn't really needed 99% of the time, at least at my job. Chat is inherently a bad tool to use for planning a project across multiple days/groups. For me, it excels at casual banter, which is what most slack channels usually devolve into. The real work turns into "Can you email that?". :/