A Different Perspective on Spam
Let me preface this by saying I hate spam. Hate it, deeply and passionately. I think spammers should be forced to drive an alternative-fuel convertible with a big American flag on it through the streets of Saudi Arabia with the horn blasting “Dixie.”
That said, let me offer another perspective.
Imagine if, 20 years ago, someone said this to you:
“You can have a machine that lets you send messages to anyone in the world in a matter of seconds. It will cost nothing no matter how long the message. You can send text, but also photos, cards, sounds, and movies, all virtually free. BUT every day you’ll get dozens of junk messages promoting porn, medical quackery, and every type of scam and scum imaginable. You can delete these with the click of a button, but you can’t stop them. Are you interested?”
Can you imagine anyone saying no? Can you imagine anyone saying “It’s too high a price to pay”? Not me.
And yet, like most people, I’m bitching about spam.
Perspective: Use it or lose it.
