The more that time goes on, the more that I feel like email is predominantly a combination of "automated account features" and "ambiguously-actionable spam". I'm sure some folks have meaningful communication via email, but for me - as much as I hate to say it - email is mostly a dead medium in which everything is suspicious by default because SNR is overwhelmingly low.
- Delete
- Flag sender as spammer in Thunderbird.
- Click unsubscribe link.
- File abuse complaint with sending service.
I have never bought anything in response to a marketing email.