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Much ado about nothing. Is djb or anyone else really pushing for this today? Email infra is unnecessarily complex and painful to operate yes, but that isn't t
by vinay_ys 6y ago
Much ado about nothing. Is djb or anyone else really pushing for this today?
Email infra is unnecessarily complex and painful to operate yes, but that isn't the big problem today.
If anyone wants to tackle a big problem in email space (even infra problems), they have to start with UX and justify their reasons for redesign from that.
- dmix 6y agoObviously not but I think it’s helpful to explore proposed alternatives, especially by credible people, as we work towards better solutions. Just like in academia exploring what didn’t work helps us either not waste time or maybe even ‘fork’ the idea and attempt to fix the original flaws. Also the bit about email lacking “revocable authorization to send you things”, at least in a more decentralized and standardized way, is a good concept that could potentially be reexplored.