> "Personally, you can't blame people for doing their jobs."
Woah. Why not? Why can I not blame someone for doing a job that's a net negative to society? Why can I not blame someone for doing a job that's purely parasitic and creates absolutely nothing of value?
By that logic, I can't blame dealers for pushing crack to kids - because they're just doing their jobs. Or, more legally, I can't blame used car salesman for being lying, swindling cheats, because they're "just doing their jobs".
because life is a rigged game and some people came into this world with a poor hand. if you blame ppl for doing their jobs, you have to blame God for creating an unfair world.
You can blame people for taking and performing a job that requires unethical behavior, and if they don't perform it in accordance with the laws about unsolicited commercial email, it's also their fault.
I'm reminded of Randall, Dante, and the roofer discussing the "independent contractors" who were killed on the second Death Star. I have to agree with the roofer -- like those contractors, spammers knew what they were getting into.
You can however blame them for repeat spamming you. Blaming the list is just dumb.