• Slate, Tuesday, November 19, 2013 11:38 AM

Slate staff writer Will Oremus has raised an important question. Should email have a favorite button, so that you can like someone's email without having to send a response? He argues that it should. And that this button should be easy to use. Why? He points out that sometimes a conversation has been finalized but that if someone took the time to send you a funny email, you want to reply and acknowledge the message. But at the same time, you may not have the time to craft an equally witty response, and if you do, you may recreate a cycle of mandatory responding. Oremus says that an email like button should be easy to use and should be accessible on a mobile device.

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