junk mail is what makes the post office financially viable.
read the history of direct mail, going all the way back to the birth of air mail.
given a choice between junk mail or not, the postal service chose junk mail.
too many people profiting from "opt-in/opt-out" spam, including those selling access to networks (an electronic postal service in a sense) for it to be stopped by their choice. over 90% of e-mail. it is what makes email a business.
read the history of direct mail, going all the way back to the birth of air mail.
given a choice between junk mail or not, the postal service chose junk mail.
too many people profiting from "opt-in/opt-out" spam, including those selling access to networks (an electronic postal service in a sense) for it to be stopped by their choice. over 90% of e-mail. it is what makes email a business.