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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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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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From "user" perspective, yeah, amazon the fuck outta everything. I just got groceries delivered for free, competitive prices, <24 hours. But from world perspective, thats a lot of people not really being taken care of. If theres one thing the govt is good at is giving cushy jobs.
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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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What's the end goal though? To get people to send/receive more mail? Or less? Or eliminate spam? Or have a bare minimum system that can be used when it needs to be used but doesnt try to increase usage?
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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. 👍 bare min
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This workflow has made my life much saner: Virtual mailbox -> Legal reviewing all mail first -> my inbox if a decision needs to be made
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