They have to be losing money on that. Even if they're not, there's a real externalized cost in the form of my attention and time to clear my spambox. I oughta be able to write this loss off on my taxes.
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I think they could double the price and not lose a single legit user. Maybe some spam isn't worth sending at that price.
Would be great if the USPS had a payment/banking system attached and every time they put a letter in my box, the sender pays me $1. I might accept the spam.
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If I ran the USPS, I'd introduce Prime.
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Prime needs to happen across all government services. Imagine Prime for DMV.
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It's effectively the privatization of public services so realistically not politically feasible but could work with USPS.
My grandpa mostly raised me. He was a delivery man for 35+ years. I have a special place in my heart for the USPS but the institution needs an upgrade.
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The other problem is no matter how much they try, they will never have Amazon DNA. You know what happens in reality when we privatize govt shit? Companies that shouldnt make any money make billions doing a piss poor job.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximus_I.
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Raising the prices should solve most things including spam.
Only way to do this without a massive public outcry is a version of Prime.
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Goal for me would be less receiving, which does cost me in the form of time and attention on filtering. Right now it's 100% spam BUT once or twice a year the government or some laggard sends me something. So, I have to monitor my spam folder as if it's my inbox.
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I actually have a similar setup.. I'm not the one doing the first review on the mail but it's a privileged position to be in. I can buy my way out of the burden of filtering physical mail so then it's disproportionately a tax on the poor.
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Then just get rid of Spam as a Service. The immediate cost increase is 2x for them, none for no one else. They also have add'l cost of mailing, harvesting addresses, etc. Will result in them narrowing list to only higher qual leads = less mail.
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The USPS should raise prices on bulk (spam!) mail while keeping a stamp at the lowest price possible
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