There is no reason technically virtual things cannot be done instantly.
Legacy systems and anti patterns are the only reason we need to wait for anything. Banks could be instant, but they prioritize profit over infrastructure. Same with many industries.
If you are ever blocked from doing something instantly, know that we absolutely could if we prioritized it. But we don’t and the reason is always “it makes someone more money for it to be like that”.
There is no reason technically virtual things cannot be done instantly.
Legacy systems and anti patterns are the only reason we need to wait for anything. Banks could be instant, but they prioritize profit over infrastructure. Same with many industries.
If you are ever blocked from doing something instantly, know that we absolutely could if we prioritized it. But we don’t and the reason is always “it makes someone more money for it to be like that”.
In limited cases, it could be sort-of technical due to badly designed marketing campaigns. Sometimes a sales/marketing department will out-source the campaign. So someone in marketing may have said last week to a mass mail company: “here’s a list of our people – filter it out to red-heads who likely drive stick and send out the campaign the day before Mother’s day.” So you appear on the company’s master list AND on any number of lists sent off to out-sourcers.
So the 2 weeks is the legal max in the US as others have said but it also buys time for those other campaigns to finish. And, yes, if the company had ethics they’d give them a fresh list to the out-sourcer (minus you) JUST BEFORE the campaign.
In limited cases, it could be sort-of technical due to badly designed marketing campaigns. Sometimes a sales/marketing department will out-source the campaign. So someone in marketing may have said last week to a mass mail company: “here’s a list of our people – filter it out to red-heads who likely drive stick and send out the campaign the day before Mother’s day.” So you appear on the company’s master list AND on any number of lists sent off to out-sourcers.
So the 2 weeks is the legal max in the US as others have said but it also buys time for those other campaigns to finish. And, yes, if the company had ethics they’d give them a fresh list to the out-sourcer (minus you) JUST BEFORE the campaign.
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