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A non-zero portion of just about anything includes something of meaningful value to someone. This does not mean that sifting through it will yield value conside
by _jal 7y ago
A non-zero portion of just about anything includes something of meaningful value to someone. This does not mean that sifting through it will yield value considering opportunity cost.
Given the volume of spam I get from would-be vendors, there probably has been something I could have used somewhere in there. Similarly, I've probably walked past storm drains with valuables in them. I don't dig in there either.
If some tool or service really is great, relevant and not something we already do/have, we won't have to read spam to find out about it.
- goatherders 7y agoI agree to a large degree, your analogy about storm drains is spot on. As a person that does cold outreach sales spam bothers me too because it makes the job harder for people that are doing valuable research and targeting their prospects with greater purpose. I do, however, disagree that great or relevant service will present itself without a proactive salesperson.
- tener 7y agoHuh, why do you bother with replying at all? Wouldn't silent ban be quicker and therefore cheaper for you?
- _jal 7y agoIgnoring spam does not make it go away.
- tener 7y agoIt kind of does: you don't want it to arrive in your inbox. It is implementation detail how you arrive at that effect. Personally I find adding a silent filter to be superior option in most aspects: it is quicker and foolproof. Surely it won't "educate" the sender, but TBH I don't think your current method is doing so anyway.