You’ll be excited to learn that I have added a couple of sentences to my Gmail signature. You know, the bit at the bottom of the email in which you can hawk your wares. After advertising John & Paul and this newsletter, it now includes this:
This email is 100% human-generated. If yours is not, don't expect a reply.
I’m not particularly proud of it. It’s a little snippy and sanctimonious. But a recent email exchange with someone who should know better made me feel that I had to say it.
Here’s what triggered me.
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