But that “subject” header makes it paletable.
I would argue if you really can’t come up with a subject then you probably shouldn’t be asking at all.
I got used to Zulip at my previous job and people made the same argument about “Topics” (which are basically subjects); but they forget that the messages are read more often than they are written. A little friction in writing for an easier time reading and skimming is absolutely worth it.
> But that “subject” header makes it paletable.
That's true for some forms of communication, but for social chitchat in an ongoing conversation there isn't much relevance.
Subject becomes especially ridiculous when Mail clients are localized and you get some "Re: AW: RE: Re: AW: fun stuff" as subject.
At work subject tis key. Allows me to ignore 90% of the mails immediately.