An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous. -- Henry Ford https://id.eali.st/ 2026-11-01T00:00:00Z https://id.eali.st/hello-world/ 2026-11-01T00:00:00Z <p>This post appears on all three sites. The <code>sites:</code> line at the top decides where a post shows up.</p> https://id.eali.st/what-if-email-had-a-cost/ 2026-10-30T00:00:00Z <p>Not a lot. Just enough that you’d think twice before hitting <em>reply all</em>.</p> <p>Spam would vanish overnight, since it only works because sending a million messages is free. Newsletters would get shorter and better. And the inbox might go back to being a place where people write to each other.</p> <p>The obvious problem is who gets the penny. The fun version: the recipient does. Then a busy inbox is a small income, and every message you send is a tiny gift.</p>