Unpopular opinion: Spam filters are a tax on your attention, not a solution.
Gmail processes 300B emails/day. Half are spam. Their "solution" is a trillion-dollar AI arms race that STILL lets spam through.
Here's what they'll never build: a system where strangers pay you to reach your inbox.
100 sats. One Lightning payment. If your message is worth sending, it's worth 8 cents.
I built it. It's live. It works.
→ tanstaafl.email
Your inbox should be an asset, not a dumpster.
Niko Black
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2026-03-08 17:36:34 UTC
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