The message is, whatever you think about it, email is the best. Decentralized, open protocol. That’s what you want for ALL digital things, especially if you want to slow capitalism the fuck down.
His arguments are good. I think we could have better email clients, maybe upgrade the protocol to get a few features. But the truth is, email as it is is enough. And always will.
I’ve had the best digital conversations using email compared to everything else, by far (always one on one, group messaging is a waste of time in email too). You can reply with a lol or 3,000 words with links and pictures. That’s unbeatable. That’s Diversity & Inclusivity right there, boy.
I don’t recommend email to solely receive things though. Maybe it’s just me. I always tried to keep email a conversation tool or to receive receipts and negative answers from jobs I applied to. I am not trying to get a fascinating article between my SoCalGas bill and a reminder to use a coupon. I won’t read it. Therefore I don’t do newsletters. RSS readers are for that (and much, so much better at it).
Now the real bad thing about email is when they don’t show up. It happens, still. I’ve had on-site interviews landing in my spam folders in gmail and outlook, if I hadn’t checked those.. But nothing is certain in life, we keep going.
Just use email. ❤️