The video discusses the issue of mass emailing and how many people send poorly crafted emails that they themselves would not respond to. It suggests that individuals should consider whether they would respond to the email they are sending before sending it. The video also touches on the idea that some people may not think their customers are smart, but this perspective is not supported.

Mega spamming, the like templated email with 1 word of customization.

Like you should always say to yourself, if I received this email that I am sending, would I respond?

Because hilariously, a lot of people send a lot of email that they themselves think is horrible.

Like they are positive, like when I asked this question to the founder, would you respond to this email, they don't even think about it.

I've regularly archived emails that look exactly like this.

I don't even know how to, what's the best?

Well, I think this is going to tie into the theme, where I think it's, you don't think your customers are smart or something.

Hey, it's not for me, but maybe they are.


Speaker 0: Mass emailing, right? Mega spamming, the like templated email with 1 word of customization.

Speaker 1: Yeah, just quick on that. Like you should always say to yourself, if I received this email that I am sending, would I respond? Because hilariously, a lot of people send a lot of email that they themselves think is horrible.

Speaker 0: Like they are positive, like when I asked this question to the founder, would you respond to this email, they don't even think about it. They're like, absolutely not. I've regularly archived emails that look exactly like this. And we're like, what? I don't even know how to, what's the best?

Speaker 1: Well, I think this is going to tie into the theme, where I think it's, you don't think your customers are smart or something.

Speaker 0: Yeah, we actually don't care.

Speaker 1: Hey, it's not for me, but maybe they are.

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Your outreach emails should probably pass this test before you hit send.