On Thu, Jul 10, 2025 at 01:14:49PM +0000, Andy Smith wrote: > I know a large number of people under the age of 20 who literally say > things like, "email is only for password reminders and my Steam login > code". It's not that they are non-technical or uninterested in > technology, it's that specifically email is an unknown and unwieldy tool > for them. When email is the only support venue, to a lot of folks that > is unwelcoming.
The likes of facebook are steering people away from email as they want to keep all interaction within their eco system - email is something that lets people escape from them. > I say this as someone who has had an email address since 1992 and has > been using this particular email address since 1998. Oh, a new email user then :-) My 2 dates corresponding to yours are: 1975 (local site only or global around 1982 when I met Unix) and 1986 (although it did change form once we got away from uucp). -- Alain Williams Linux/GNU Consultant - Mail systems, Web sites, Networking, Programmer, IT Lecturer. +44 (0) 787 668 0256 https://www.phcomp.co.uk/ Parliament Hill Computers. Registration Information: https://www.phcomp.co.uk/Contact.html #include <std_disclaimer.h>
