> The whole magic of the site is being able to have the experience of looking over other people's shoulders into their inbox, and seeing how they actually talk with one another when they're not on stage.

I am having a hard time understanding if this is written sincerely or as satire.

I hope you are being humorous here because if this is indeed true, it does not look like something I would appreciate. I really don't want anyone to have the experience of looking over my shoulders into my inbox to see how I actually talk with others when I am not on stage.

I have always perceived email as a private mode of communication. Has this perception changed recently among the new generation of application developers?