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Luckily I'm pretty sure no one I admire would use this service, because it would be devastating to find out they are a user and instantly lose all respect for t
by rdlw 3y ago
Luckily I'm pretty sure no one I admire would use this service, because it would be devastating to find out they are a user and instantly lose all respect for them, probably also irrevocably casting a shadow on their work.
- ilaksh 3y agoThat's ridiculous. Celebrities receive a mountain of emails, most of which are repeats of the same question, comment or request. In that context, requiring them to reply personally to every one is unreasonable.
- andrewflnr 3y agoRequiring personal replies is ridiculous, yes. Doesn't that make faking them even more so?
- rdlw 3y agoOf course personal responses are not 'required', like you say they receive a mountain of emails. What you're saying is that rather than respond with a completely acceptable boilerplate email explaining that they get too much correspondence to write a personalized response, or allow an assistant to explain that and respond in their stead, they should deceive their biggest fans--the people who care enough to actually reach out to them, pretending that they did read and personally respond, which is an outright lie.
- ThinkBeat 3y agoAll arguments in regard to the original article apply though. It doesn't matter if it is Heinlein's wife checking a box on an FAQ and mailing it, or a script running on a computer doing the same thing?