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Nothing is going to kill email.

• beebmam 5y ago
  The sooner people realize this, the better off we'll all be. When companies use slack or other chat-like tools, instead of email, total organizational disaster inevitably ensues.
  • munk-a 5y ago
    Email and instant messaging aren't in competition they fulfill different communication roles and while each can be used as the other (there isn't a deep fundamental difference) each is habitually used in a very different manner. Asynchronous notifications about large tasks shouldn't be done in a medium where that notification is possibly going to scroll off of a screen in a few hours[1] (maybe I'm busy and want to review that long document sometime next week) - while low friction direct communication becomes sloggy through emails - nobody I've ever met would ever email AFK before going off to lunch. And, specifically, I wouldn't want them to mass-email the whole company with ever status change - being able to see availability at a glance makes communication smoother. Companies should use both. 1. Message reminders in most clients can sorta do this but I still prefer emails.