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> Delivery of what? A host of niche but useful services like election mail, delivery of official documents, and prescriptions. They'll never add up to the volu

> Delivery of what? A host of niche but useful services like election mail, delivery of official documents, and prescriptions. They'll never add up to the volume or economic profitability of junk mail, but they have inherent value – the argument against them is economic feasibility.

NoMoreNicksLeft 1y ago
>A host of niche but u Sorry, it was lost in the 100 pounds of spam they deliver to my house every year. If they even do what you claim (if), they undermine that with their true priority... junk mail. >They'll never add up to the volume or economic profitability of junk mail, That profitability comes at the expense of our privacy, irritation, costs to dispose of (in a landfill) the trash, and our ability to be reasonably notified of those same official documents you mentioned above. You don't even know why you want the US mail to continue, but you're scared that if it stopped bad things would happen. They have virtually no value whatsoever, and whatever infinitesimal value remains is sabotaged by their obnoxious spamming enterprise. >When Evan and Will got called in to meet with the postmaster general, they were joined by the USPS’ general counsel and chief of digital strategy. But instead, Evan recounts that Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe “looked at us” and said “we have a misunderstanding. ‘You disrupt my service and we will never work with you.'” Further, “You mentioned making the service better for our customers; but the American citizens aren’t our customers—about 400 junk mailers are our customers. Your service hurts our ability to serve those customers.'”
- nxobject 1y ago
  > You don't even know why you want the US mail to continue, but you're scared that if it stopped bad things would happen. They have virtually no value whatsoever, and whatever infinitesimal value remains is sabotaged by their obnoxious spamming enterprise. That's exactly what my comment mentioned: I know why I want the US Mail to continue, and I know the contradictions inherent in that. I don't think paraphrasing "you don't know what you're talking about" is particularly warranted here. And yes, they do that: I live in a state with widespread voting by mail, I receive prescriptions by mail, and I just received my Real ID.

NoMoreNicksLeft 1y ago

>A host of niche but u Sorry, it was lost in the 100 pounds of spam they deliver to my house every year. If they even do what you claim (if), they undermine that with their true priority... junk mail. >They'll never add up to the volume or economic profitability of junk mail, That profitability comes at the expense of our privacy, irritation, costs to dispose of (in a landfill) the trash, and our ability to be reasonably notified of those same official documents you mentioned above. You don't even know why you want the US mail to continue, but you're scared that if it stopped bad things would happen. They have virtually no value whatsoever, and whatever infinitesimal value remains is sabotaged by their obnoxious spamming enterprise. >When Evan and Will got called in to meet with the postmaster general, they were joined by the USPS’ general counsel and chief of digital strategy. But instead, Evan recounts that Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe “looked at us” and said “we have a misunderstanding. ‘You disrupt my service and we will never work with you.'” Further, “You mentioned making the service better for our customers; but the American citizens aren’t our customers—about 400 junk mailers are our customers. Your service hurts our ability to serve those customers.'”

nxobject 1y ago
> You don't even know why you want the US mail to continue, but you're scared that if it stopped bad things would happen. They have virtually no value whatsoever, and whatever infinitesimal value remains is sabotaged by their obnoxious spamming enterprise. That's exactly what my comment mentioned: I know why I want the US Mail to continue, and I know the contradictions inherent in that. I don't think paraphrasing "you don't know what you're talking about" is particularly warranted here. And yes, they do that: I live in a state with widespread voting by mail, I receive prescriptions by mail, and I just received my Real ID.