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The science behind why we hate email

The science behind why we hate email

Our human and social natures bind us to it

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Gloria Mark
Apr 05, 2024
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April 1 marks the 20th anniversary of Gmail. Whether you are celebrating or cursing it, keep in mind that there are nearly 2 billion Gmail users (about a quarter of the world’s population). On April Fools Day (it was not a joke) I was woken up by NPR’s Marketplace for a story they were doing on email. The first question I was asked was “W…

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