Emacs as an email client

Emailing in Emacs is a super power that I have been grateful for over the past several years. Below I will describe a simple setup that works for me and more importantly for me, it's something I like. This setup makes me almost want to write descriptive emails simply because it moves the pain of writing emails into the same ecosystem that I feel comfortable writing long form articles, programs, design documents and other artifacts that involve putting my thoughts down". I cringe everytime I see an email written in rich text with broad lines going well over 150 characters.

It may not be for me - in fact, it's really not for me - but I always greatly enjoy reading about people's unique way of doing things with hardware and software.