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I can see that. It's funny how polarized the reaction to this logo is. Like, everyone gripes about logo changes and then gets over it, but someone in this thread actually jokingly said they might start using it just because the like the logo so much (obviously probably a joke, but that they took the time to say it says something). Personally I immediately liked it and thought of it as "confident" and "serious about mail". Angry or aggressive didn't even occur to me until I read the linked provided by the person I was originally responding to.


It's truly fascinating how different people can derive such different meanings! "Confident and serious about mail" are not things that came to my mind at all until someone mentioned them. (I tend to perceive hostility as signifying insecurity and weakness.)

All I saw was hostility. After the other interpretation was pointed out, I can see that -- but I have to force myself to see it. I still just see hostility by default.




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