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It appeases the throngs of slacktivists that run amok on the Internet, primarily. As has been stated elsewhere, the only real effect this can have is if it gai
by prawks 14y ago
It appeases the throngs of slacktivists that run amok on the Internet, primarily.
As has been stated elsewhere, the only real effect this can have is if it gains media traction. Which, given than there are celebrities and murders to report on, is always very unlikely in the US.
If 100,000 people wrote personalized letters to their congressmen and women, it would likely have a much more substantial affect. The problem is that people prefer a "fix my problem" button.
- gknoy 14y agoI wonder what it would take for the EFF to have, in addition to their "Email/Fax my senators now ..." button, a "Create a printable PDF" (or similar) link which would let me print out the letter, and mail it myself? The biggest thing keeping me from writing actual letters is the writing -- if I had a letter that I could just print, I'd be much more likely to find an envelope and stamp and put them to use. If there were a convenient way to automatically print the letter as well as an envelope that had the mailing information already on it, that would overcome even more friction.
- icelancer 14y agoThey should go a step further - mail a physical letter for you with your printed signature on it (some HTML5 app that lets you draw your signature with the mouse). Charge you $1 via Stripe or some other mechanism to recover postage/labor.