Ben Balter
@benbalter
@benbalter
In light of today's announcement, a reminder that Slack DMs are not email 2.0. DMs (especially group DMs) are a less perfect tool for the job email is intended for (no filtering, sorting, forwarding, etc.), requiring a shift in culture and communication patterns to be effective.
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