[kavok]

Email being so cheap and easy is is a significant component of spam, which is a technical problem to a degree. Spam on Signal, text message, voicemail, Discord, etc… is significantly less present for various reasons (cost, complexity, etc…)

[thebeardisred]

:sigh: speaking of getting into the mud pit...

The other side of that balance is that capitalism creating artificial incentives for bad behavior is a significant component of spam.

[wizzwizz4]

But that itself is just a special-case of the principal-agent problem.

[rakoo]

Being cheap and easy is not a problem, quite the contrary. That we as a society make this a good thing for spam is a problem, but I don't want to make the system shittier just because of the bad use of it.

[kavok]

My work email is virtually useless at this point due to the absurd quantities of spam I receive. I think the OP suggestions would actually make email less shitty.

Any communication medium that is cheap and easy will be relentlessly abused by spammers.