I think it’s mostly hype. I was excited for Hey. I’m disappointed. The interface is colorful but disjointed. Way too much whitespace for my taste. I was hoping

I think it’s mostly hype. I was excited for Hey. I’m disappointed. The interface is colorful but disjointed. Way too much whitespace for my taste. I was hoping for a truly new take on email UI, like an IM-style interface. Hey feels like they took the traditional email UI and split it into different screens with lots of whitespace. I don’t like the screening feature. In Fastmail, I have a separate folder for people not in my contacts. Anyone I respond to is automatically added to my contacts, so I don’t have to manually approve them. This functionality is available in any email client. The screening feature seems like more work, with pressure to look at them. No custom domain is a dealbreaker. I’ve used the same email for almost 10 years. I’m honestly amazed so many techies are fine with the shared domain. Paying $999 for a two letter user on a shared domain? Nuts. The newsletter feed view is nice. But I actually prefer my newsletter folder where I click each email, because I know which ones are unread. The feed view gives me a feeling that I don’t know what I missed. After playing with it, I sold my invite for $175 within minutes on Twitter. FOMO is very powerful.