Email signatures are harming the planet and could cost people their lives — it’s time to stop using them
theconversation.com
It’s time to retire the email signature and take a hard look at improving our communication efficiency.

Edit: A lot of people seem to hate on the article without reading it.

Here is a supporting scientific source, by the same author: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666188825000863

The environmental impact of our online habits is far larger than most realize, and as digital communication continues to evolve, we must consider its long-term consequences on the environment and human life. We should take the easy steps of cutting wasteful energy use in our communications and it can start with eliminating email signatures.

  • Onno (VK6FLAB)English
    3·
    20 hours ago

    Might have to consider some Oscar generic awards ceremony worthy credits before long, mind you, finding the name of the obstetrician who birthed me is going to be a challenge.

    I also noticed a distinct lack of family genealogy in your signature, if it wasn’t for our primordial ooze ancestors, neither of us would be here today.

    This is going to require “some” research.

    Hmm … I wonder if embedded YouTube iframes work … purely for bandwidth testing purposes of course.

    • Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      14 hours ago

      Boss: “Your emails seem a little terse lately. Is everything okay?”

      Me: “Yeah, it’s just that IT put a limit on email sizes to protect bandwidth.”

      Boss: “Yes, but it’s 25MB and 60,000 words.”

      Me: “I know, right?! That leaves me with like 10 words.”