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Comment by irjustin

I would argue in this narrow case - I would not point to nefarious undercurrents.

Google's ML mail spam models are that way because there's too many bad actors. Email, even in 2019, still extremely valuable.

If you can get into people's email inbox, there's still quite high conversion rate - better than clicks/videos on a pure percentage basis. Even the author wants to reach out to people in a cold fashion.

As a gmail user, I 100% appreciate keeping my inbox extremely clean. Google's spam filter is a welcome addition.

As a business owner, I'm continuously having to do things so I don't end up in spam. Less images, specific wording and the list goes on.

I can't have it both ways. I would not be on Gmail if it was like yahoo. My goodness... my parent's inbox, on yahoo, makes me anxious.

parent irjustin 7 years ago

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