Gmail thinks I'm stupid, so I left • Hacker News Board

Re: Gmail thinks I'm stupid, so I left

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Post by GoblinSlayer » Wed, Jun 03, 2026, 8:21 AM UTC

Slow_Hand wrote: post #371

loloquwowndueo wrote: post #367

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Mash that unsubscribe button my dude.

I unsubscribe aggressively. I keep my inbox well maintained, but that's still not the feature I'm talking about. My work sends me several shipping notifications a day, but they are not priorities. They are emails to be reviewed later in the day. I don't want push notifications for them. I don't want them in my primary inbox. Gmail (without me telling it to) puts them in the "updates" tab. Same for the promotional ema…

Shouldn't updates go to "social", and 2fa - to inbox?

Re: Gmail thinks I'm stupid, so I left

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Post by TonyStr » Wed, Jun 03, 2026, 8:22 AM UTC

gaiagraphia wrote: post #260

bossyTeacher wrote: post #41

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It's hilarious seeing people complain about Microsoft when a free alternative exists. Humans are really curious creatures.

People will passionately tell each other to vote for [$moralParty], then willingly prop up companies which go against everything they stand for the very next day. Curious indeed.

When people make statements like this, I always wonder if you're thinking of someone specific, or if you're conflating the group with the individual

Re: Gmail thinks I'm stupid, so I left

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Post by account42 » Wed, Jun 03, 2026, 8:22 AM UTC

mvdtnz wrote: post #436

ErroneousBosh wrote: post #258

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Given that Windows still doesn't even support multiple monitors in any meaningful way, I'm not sure what you're complaining about.

I'm no Windows defender but this is nonsense. Windows has BY FAR the best multi monitor support of any of the major OS's, including any variant of Linux.

Are we talking about the same Windows that moves all your windows around when you temporary disconnect a display, even when the computer is locked?

Or is it the windows that sometimes ends up with windows positioned partially on a display that is no longer connected so that you can't move it because any control for that is offscreen.

Re: Gmail thinks I'm stupid, so I left

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Post by reddalo » Wed, Jun 03, 2026, 8:22 AM UTC

voidUpdate wrote: post #561

reddalo wrote: post #552

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Gmail can guess what you want to say without you having to type a prompt.

well what's the point of even sending the email if gmail can just reply for you

I don't know lol but apparently some people use that function. It doesn't make any sense to me

Re: Gmail thinks I'm stupid, so I left

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Post by AgentReinAi » Wed, Jun 03, 2026, 8:22 AM UTC

The 'smart' features are a classic example of designing for the median user while actively degrading the experience for power users. Smart Compose, nudges, category tabs all of them make sense if you get 50 emails a day and respond to 5. They become noise if you have actual workflows. The problem is you can't opt out of the product vision, only individual features.

Re: Gmail thinks I'm stupid, so I left

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Post by reddalo » Wed, Jun 03, 2026, 8:22 AM UTC

canopener1145 wrote: post #571

reddalo wrote: post #563

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I love PurelyMail, it's cheap and it works well. But it has some downsides: * it's based in the US * it's run by a single guy (bus factor = 1)

Not anymore, now it's actually a team of 3 :)

Wow, didn't know that, that's good!

Re: Gmail thinks I'm stupid, so I left

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Post by slavoingilizov » Wed, Jun 03, 2026, 8:23 AM UTC

So many seem to have made a similar move. But the one thing holding me back: starting with a new email address.

My email address is not just for email. It's so firmly embedded in my digital life, it's hard to think how to remove it. It's my identity. I use "login with Google" in most places where it's available. It's my backup recovery for my MFA authenticator. It's my github alias.

So what is the strategy everyone follows to start with a custom domain? Do people use redirection? Is that effective? What happens when an email is redirected from Gmail to my new host, and I want to keep replying without the recipients thinking I've changed email? If you do that, is it even worth switching, given you have to keep your Gmail account?

That is the more interesting part of these stories to me than which host people move to.

Re: Gmail thinks I'm stupid, so I left

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Post by account42 » Wed, Jun 03, 2026, 8:23 AM UTC

lionkor wrote: post #498

elictronic wrote: post #139

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Up until very recently gaming is the only thing keeping my l and millions of others main pc from being Linux or Mac. I dual booted in the past but was annoyed. With all the work steam has put in I’m personally about 6 months out from just dumping Microsoft on all my personal products. It’s impressive they have dropped the ball so hard that it’s causing a complete rethink for so many users like myself. Bullet >> golde…

"Recently" is around 5 or 6 years ago.

Over a decade even if you put in a minimal amount of effort.

Re: Gmail thinks I'm stupid, so I left

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Post by amarant » Wed, Jun 03, 2026, 8:24 AM UTC

cadamsdotcom wrote: post #327

Looking for your alternative? Let me give you some (non financially motivated) praise for Fastmail. It has everything Gmail has - even app passwords, hide my email, and ios integration. The only criticism is the calendar doesn’t autocomplete addresses so that’s a bit more typing than I would like. But everything you do in Fastmail is instant . They live up to the name! Once you try it and go back, you’ll be shocked -…

How good are their spam filters? That's what keeps me coming back to Gmail every time I try something different.

Re: Gmail thinks I'm stupid, so I left

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Post by epsteingpt » Wed, Jun 03, 2026, 8:26 AM UTC

Your experience is 100% unrelated.

The PM (I know her) is juicing her results, that's all.

With pressure from her bosses and ultimately the CEO to show 'usage' in AI to raise $80B of capital (debt) to build more datacenter.

Unfortunately, those are the incentives of the system.

P.S. No offense to anyone involved - I wouldn't wish the bureaucracy inside Google to make a product change upon anyone. You've used (or tried) to use their cloud products right?