On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 10:04 AM Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> wrote:
On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 10:21:00PM +0200, Peter J. Holzer wrote: > > I wonder about the tolerance of the world we live in. Somehow, I can deal with > > top-posting, bottom-posting, middle-posting, HTML eMail, straight-text eMails, > > 80-column eMails, variable-width eMails, occasional ALL CAPS eMails, & stupid > > multi-line signatures, all without getting my tail in a knot over it. > > I can deal with it. Especially when I'm paid for it. I think it's a > waste of my time (but if somebody else pays ...) and it is inefficient, > as it is very easy to overlook relevant details in that ever-growing > mess. I never understood why so many people hated e-mail as a > communication medium. Now I do. ------------------------------
OK, that was profound. I also wondered why people hate email, and now also know the answer. I also can't figure out how people can use streaming chat for complex, multi-day communication since it feels just like top-posting email.
