I don’t like such things. I believe they are poisoning the well.
You’re right, transparent feigned interest will reduce the recipient’s trust in the sender and probably others as well. I agree that we should promote trustworthiness and cooperation for a variety of very important reasons.
...BUT we need to quantify because AMF saves lives.
I pose the question: how much bullshit eliminates one WALY?
I think it’s possible to send versions of these emails which aren’t annoying. I’ve sent a bunch myself and people haven’t seemed to find them annoying.
You’re right, transparent feigned interest will reduce the recipient’s trust in the sender and probably others as well. I agree that we should promote trustworthiness and cooperation for a variety of very important reasons.
...BUT we need to quantify because AMF saves lives.
I pose the question: how much bullshit eliminates one WALY?
Maybe an example is better.
Would you send out an annoying and obvious template email to all your friends and family if your favorite charity received $10 for every email sent?
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I think it’s possible to send versions of these emails which aren’t annoying. I’ve sent a bunch myself and people haven’t seemed to find them annoying.
Send emails, then apologize...