Is one of the common temptations of the online life.
In the analogue past defensive householders
would have a notice next to their front door
that said 'No hawkers or religious callers. Thank you.'.
to which they could point and help them expel the caller
whilst bidding them 'Good day.'. With frosty disdain.
On their post box it would say 'Post, no bills.',
meaning no hand bills for products or causes
the householder has not given prior approval of.
It is harder to make a similar defence with our emails.
through which we receive the simulated sociability,
though various blocks and filters will hide from us
material we estimate that we don't want to see.
But when another petition for another good cause
lands in our inbox, having evaded the filters
then the petition meets the human filter,
'How many times have I read similar to this before?'
where the same subject has been through many courts
and has given many lawyers a renewed income
as commerce fights ethics for the millionth time,
and the audience know too little about the cause,
or the court case, to know with whom to side.
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