Wow, the the new Gmail sounds even more horrendous than it already was.

So very glad that there are still desktop mail clients that do what I want.

But like a lot of tools that are increasingly designed for non-power users, it makes the hoi polloi slightly faster, but decreases my competition among smarter people as it reduces their efficiency while at the same time creating the illusion that they are working faster.

So as long as I don’t have to use the stuff myself – as long as I have alternatives – in many ways it is a net gain for me.

Just as long that is as I never have to suffer it.