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Slack channel proliferation creates unmanageable notification overload

As Slack workspaces grow, users accumulate dozens of channels and notification volume becomes unmanageable without smart filtering. Existing mute and notification preference controls are too blunt. This is a pervasive structural problem as async-first teams scale headcount and project count.

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