Excellent point: conservative television empire Sinclair Broadcast Group writes a lot of talking points for local affiliates.

No wonder Trump loved them so much:

> So funny to watch Fake News Networks, among the most dishonest groups of people I have ever dealt with, criticize Sinclair Broadcasting for being biased. Sinclair is far superior to CNN and even more Fake NBC, which is a total joke.

— Trump (Twitter) April 2, 2018

talking heads on daytime talk shows != the news

They're comparing it to SMS and voice calling on Android (and apples and oranges are very similar)

idk, I've tried baiting these -- respond with "no problem, your appointment is booked!" They will thank you and proceed with the "so what are your hobbies" part.

Excellent idea. Annoyed I didn’t think of that one.

So, how many fake 6-digit codes did you give them before they caught on?

My exact reply was "lol fuck you"

500,000 on average

Terrible straw man. The OP themselves explains why spam is much more than "doing regular business:"

> I was told that cold emails are just what B2B companies do and that it is widely accepted, [...] but it just doesn't feel right to me. For me personally, I hate cold emails. I associate it with spam. Do unto others, and all that. I actually hate spam emails so much that I made a custom email service to help combat it.

So there is no difference between "spam" and emailing someone information they've requested?