Agreed but it works well enough. Unless someone is being an ass, I am going to zap everyone that responds to me. Where it gets problematic is when you get roped into a conversation you are no longer part of.
Agreed it is not the ideal solution but works well enough to at least keep track of what is read and needs to be read.
I fully understand and share your stance, again, that's what I try to do myself. But it's battling against nature and incentives. That's not how a proper UX works. You and me may get disciplined with time, but both symbology and incentives clearly play against that workflow, thus you are granted most users will have a bad UX.
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Fair point.
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