Why I chose to get spam a lot

What good is filtering if you have to check the spam folder multiple times a day?

It happens to you.

You’re in a conversation, and when it ends you check your phone, and there is an ad for something that was mentioned in passing.

Or you’re doing something around your house. An ad comes up relating to your activity.

This has happened more than once. One time, I used the plunger on the toilet. My phone and laptop were two rooms away. First thing I saw when I was back online was, “Need a plumber?”

No, thank you.

Scratch that. No, and NO THANKS for asking!

I really don’t want my laptop or phone knowing what I’m doing, or guessing what I’m thinking. I feel like my privacy is invaded, and would feel that way even if it was only Big Tech watching us. What’s worse is that the FBI and NSA are watching as well, which can really put a chill on what I’m doing, saying, or browsing.

But there is one area where I wish technology was smarter: email. The spam filtering is becoming worse than useless. It’s not serving me. In at least one of my email accounts, about half of the spam folder emails isn’t really spam.

It’s not always the mail server’s fault. Let’s say I’m at an event, and I want to support the organizing group. There’s a form I’m given where I voluntarily give my email address to receive updates.