Meet Dave. Dave doesn’t write emails—he writes novels. You ask Dave for a simple update, and what you get is a dissertation on the history of coding, complete with footnotes, citations, and a possible appendix. I’m just trying to get an ETA on the server update, but somehow, I’m reading a 1,500-word essay on the evolution of cloud storage. He cc’s the entire team too, so we all get to enjoy this masterpiece of over-explanation. By the time I finish reading one of Dave’s emails, the issue I originally asked about has either resolved itself or become irrelevant because it’s now three weeks later.