Should SW get rid of private messaging?

Would this improve the feeds?
Or are most people here primarily using messaging while here?
I mean…this can’t be everything this site has to offer, can it?

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ninalanyon · 61-69, T

Absolutely not! That would fragment the site. It would mean that people would need to use email for those parts of a conversation that should not be public. But without PMs how would one exchange email addresses?

Ghostinthemachine · M

@ninalanyon you have a point.

And no one ever uses email anymore.

ninalanyon · 61-69, T

@Ghostinthemachine

8. By the end of 2023, the estimated number of active email users will be 4.4 billion.

(Source: Statista, The Verge)

And since we can’t talk of office discourse without including the Slack stats for comparison…

In March 2020, Slack had around 12.5 million daily active users.

Email still rules supreme.
9. The daily number of business emails received and sent is 124.5 billion.

(Source: Campaign Monitor)

Yes, business correspondence is mostly email-based. And statistics say the numbers will continue to rise. If you want to easily find a business email address, you can use services like Contactout.
10. In 2020, there were 306.4 billion emails sent every day.

(Source: Statista)

https://techjury.net/blog/how-many-emails-are-sent-per-day/

Ghostinthemachine · M

@ninalanyon I better get email if I want to keep in touch with people going forward!