There’s another campaign on the road: This time it’s telling you not to buy anything advertised on spam. I don’t know anyone who would do this kind of thing, but there you are. According to Mike Adams (“President & CEO, Arial Software, LLC, Permission Email Pioneer and founder of the “Spam. Don’t Buy It.” public education campaign”) says: “While Internet users are rightfully raising their voices and urging legislators to outlaw spam, few users examine their own contribution to the problem. It is true that the primary blame for spam falls on spammers, but it is equally true that spam wouldn’t exist at all if Internet users stopped buying products offered by spammers.”
His argument: “Every user’s inbox is a reflection of what Internet users are buying through spam. No spammer sends emails in the interests of the public good: they do it for profit, and that profit is only generated when Internet users open spam, read spam, and buy from spam. To stop spam, we have to stop buying from spam. That’s why I have created the “Spam. Don’t Buy It.” campaign, to help educate Internet users on their role in the ongoing spam problem.”
Actually, the website does have some interesting bits. I’m just not quite sure what a “Permission Email Pioneer” is.