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Being subscribed to a newsletter for a year does not correlate with me actually wanting to receive that newsletter anymore. Every once in a while I go through

Being subscribed to a newsletter for a year does not correlate with me actually wanting to receive that newsletter anymore. Every once in a while I go through my emails an unsubscribe from all the junk. Junk I've been receiving for months (or more, if I've been lazy) without actually wanting to read or receive them. With that perspective, this sounds like someone who doesn't realize that not everyone wants to continue receiving their newsletter, even if they've technically been subscribed for a year. Instead of unsubscribing from dozens of services every 6 months, including this newsletter, they set up an allowlist.

fleddr 5y ago
So you subscribe to a newsletter, apparently by the dozens every 6 months, then take zero action to show disinterest for a long time, and during this time expect the sender to read your mind about whether you still want it? Seems like a fabricated problem. How about not signing up for junk in the first place, or taking the 5 seconds to unsubscribe as it comes in?
- yupper32 5y ago
  I don't sign up, usually. My email gets onto lists without my explicit permission when I sign up for services/buy products and then I start getting emails. It takes a lot of effort to maintain an email these days. Unsubscribing often doesn't work or is temporary. I can go on and on. Legitimate newsletters that I may sign up for get lost in all of that, and stay around long after I care to read them anymore.
- BeetleB 5y ago
  Because: 1. Often takes more than 5 seconds. 2. I often continue to receive newsletters after unsubscribing (not just for a few months, but forever - the unsubscribe feature doesn't work). 3. Why spend 5 seconds for each newsletter when I can use a solution that doesn't require any of my time? 4. This method has the benefit of killing spam pretty much instantly - not just newsletters. Why would I want to hunt for an unsubscribe link when I can kill two categories of problems with less effort than killing a few individual emails?
  - fleddr 5y ago
    0. Don't subscribe to newsletters.
    - BeetleB 5y ago
      That won't prevent you from getting subscribed to newsletters. There are parts of life where discipline is good for you (diet, exercise, etc). For unsubscribing and not signing up? Not really. Why be disciplined about it when there's a simpler solution?

fleddr 5y ago

So you subscribe to a newsletter, apparently by the dozens every 6 months, then take zero action to show disinterest for a long time, and during this time expect the sender to read your mind about whether you still want it? Seems like a fabricated problem. How about not signing up for junk in the first place, or taking the 5 seconds to unsubscribe as it comes in?

yupper32 5y ago
I don't sign up, usually. My email gets onto lists without my explicit permission when I sign up for services/buy products and then I start getting emails. It takes a lot of effort to maintain an email these days. Unsubscribing often doesn't work or is temporary. I can go on and on. Legitimate newsletters that I may sign up for get lost in all of that, and stay around long after I care to read them anymore.
BeetleB 5y ago
Because: 1. Often takes more than 5 seconds. 2. I often continue to receive newsletters after unsubscribing (not just for a few months, but forever - the unsubscribe feature doesn't work). 3. Why spend 5 seconds for each newsletter when I can use a solution that doesn't require any of my time? 4. This method has the benefit of killing spam pretty much instantly - not just newsletters. Why would I want to hunt for an unsubscribe link when I can kill two categories of problems with less effort than killing a few individual emails?
- fleddr 5y ago
  0. Don't subscribe to newsletters.
  - BeetleB 5y ago
    That won't prevent you from getting subscribed to newsletters. There are parts of life where discipline is good for you (diet, exercise, etc). For unsubscribing and not signing up? Not really. Why be disciplined about it when there's a simpler solution?