Email can't really change much. The protocol is too old.

It would be better if we came up with new protocols that solve the email messaging problems and then gradually wean ourselves off email rather than trying to "fix" email.

In a sense this is already happening although instead of migrating to open protocols which solve the email problems we're migrating a lot of messaging to walled gardens which solve the problems (e.g. WhatsApp).

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nik282000 15 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I can only imagine the Google/MS monetized horror that would be an e-mail replacement.

	▲	MoreQARespect 14 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I guess that was google wave and yea it was a horrorshow. I had hoped that something useful would come out of blockchain technology that would allow for a better messaging protocol that was spam resistant, e2e encrypted and decentralized by design but I didnt see anything.

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smalltorch 14 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

>Email can't really change much. The protocol is too old. It would be better if we came up with new protocols that solve the email messaging problems and then gradually wean ourselves off email rather than trying to "fix" email.

I completely agree with this.