When We Gave You Our Email…

We didn't give you daily access to our lives!

Bigga Bigga P 🕊️🌱🧩
2 min readMay 17, 2024
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When we purchased that widget or course online, we didn’t submit ourselves to your incessant, never-ending pitches.

When we bought that “thing” from Amazon or Shopify, we didn’t agree to becoming your NPS (net promoter score) test subject. We have declined if we don’t complete your survey on the first, second, or third attempt.

When we generously donated our hard-earned money to your cause, we didn't mean you could request more day after day after day. We also didn't give you the right to sell or share our emails with other causes. We know you did because of all the ridiculous spam that floods in when you do—causes we never reached out to.

If you send us a request to fill out a petition and we take our time to be concerned about the cause, don't push us down to the next step in the “funnel” with a donation request. Show us what you do with those petitions first. Then, maybe you have earned a greenback or other fiat.

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For heaven's sake, I will not review the socks or burrito I bought. Okay, you don't take cash. I was starving, so you won that round on the burrito, and I had to use Apple Pay. You got my $20.00 for a flour tortilla, beans, and cheese—please leave me alone after the sale. The…

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Bigga Bigga P 🕊️🌱🧩

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