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Reblogged by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
@molly0xfff I remember proposals, from many years ago, to reduce spam by charging a fee for each email sent. This has effectively been implemented in such a subtle and gradual way that I think it happened without many people realizing it.
People at the time were upset about the fees being upfront, so now instead, we have something opaque and indirect like the banking system. Sure, individuals can technically still run their own SMTP… but, y’know, good luck with that.