[rstuart4133]

> You're absolutely incorrect about this.

No, not absolutely.

I presume you are operating under the assumption that most bulk email comes from the big providers like AWS and MailChimp (who in fact uses on SendGrid underneath). And yes, under those circumstances you are correct. Those big firms whose day job is sending "spam" have a huge incentive to ensure you don't outright reject the spam - if they don't the reputation of the IP Address ranges they are sending from get trashed. For example, they go to the trouble of wrapping every link in the email with a redirect via them, so they can monitor what emails from them you are engaging with.

But I have some news for you - the vast bulk of spam does not come from them. Maybe you aren't aware of that because you use an email provider like GMail or Outlook. They stop most of this other spam (which is how we get to the headline). But nonetheless it's there, and if it does sneak through and you click on the unsubscribe link you no only won't be unsubscribed, you confirming your a real human will ensure you will be subscribed to many spam emails.