Everybody hates spam mail, right? Those endless emails about some company or organization you’ve never heard of, filling up your inbox with useless offers or bids for you attention.
One such spam email came from the National Association of Male Executives…. for RedEye Post president, Laura Douglas. Names aside, it’s completely ridiculous to think that this spam mailer really wants our female president to join this Association of Male Executives. So why did we get this email?
Spam.
Spam mail is a huge problem in everyone’s lives, but it’s hard to understand exactly why it exists. It used to be a form of trolling or misdirection, meant to slow computers and steal your credit card information. And now, it’s a little more innocuous, but still a headache to sort through hundreds of spam emails a day. And why? For marketing purposes, I suppose.
Apparently, in 2009, 81% of all emails spent were spam. So what can we do about all of this spam? Junk filters don’t catch it all, and the number of scams that run through are potentially harmful to your computers. Add that to list-servs and other emails received from Amazon, NewEgg and a million other services you’ve used prior, and you’re looking at a minimum of 200 junk emails a day.
The Answer?
Delete them, I suppose. Spam mail is a symptom of existing in a digital age, because people still stand to make a profit from spam. So they keep on going. It’s not illegal, per se, but even blocking and unsubscribing from spam mailers leaves your computer vulnerable to viruses and other intrusions on your privacy.
Ultimately, it’s best to just ignore the endless strings of emails. Unless they are ridiculous bids for attention, like the National Association of Male Executives soliciting your female President to join their association.
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