Re:The father of modern spam speaks (2002)
by swayvil on Saturday October 07, 2023 @05:37PM
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Spam is definitely bad for society. So if 1 piece of spam is bad then a billion spams is 1B times as bad. That's a big factor. Probably getting near axemurderer levels of social damage.
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Re:The father of modern spam speaks (2002)
by hsbauauvhabzb on Saturday October 07, 2023 @08:27PM
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Axemurderers have an expiry (the day they die/are put in prison), spam does not.
I think your estimation is grossly underestimated too, Nigerian prince scams trigger (insufferable) workplace discussions which take 5 minutes or longer, for upwards of 5 people, spam that causes people to spend money they otherwise wouldn’t increases the wealth gap, impacting lives for generations.