Why I Choose Email Over Chat Messaging
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The author argues that email is a more effective and efficient means of communication than chat messaging for certain tasks, and the discussion revolves around the merits of different communication tools.
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eigencoder
3 months ago
I love this idea, but the difficulty isn't in using email, it's getting my friends and family to use it
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