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My mailbox is 95% spam. If you really need to get in touch with me, you need to use email.
by bobbydroptables 7y ago
My mailbox is 95% spam. If you really need to get in touch with me, you need to use email.
- Loughla 7y agoMy e-mail inbox is 95% spam. If it's really important, it's a text message or phone call. This is the problem with using personal anecdotes. They're not applicable to the wider world.
- bobbydroptables 7y agoExactly. All of the people using bad anecdotes to "prove" their points. Lets talk about actual facts.
- perl4ever 7y agoA physical mailbox is a valuable alternative to email because of higher friction, even though that also has drawbacks.
- bobbydroptables 7y agoExactly. Let's make the mailbox actually useful again by removing the monopoly on it. Then banning the USPS from delivering spam would be a good next step.
- colejohnson66 7y agoWhy do you keep pointing out the “monopoly” on mailboxes? Yes, only the USPS can legally put your mail in it, but you’re missing the point: a private corporation should not run something as important as mail. Yes, private couriers are a thing, but the USPS is essential. Even today, not everyone has an email address. And those that do, they’re at the whims of the corporation. In my original comment, I mentioned google banning people’s entire accounts because they did what the streamer wanted. Would you like your email account to be inaccessible when you decide to protest that corporation?
- Tostino 7y agoMy phone calls are 95% spam. If it's really important, it's...oh wait. God I hate spam.