Is there actually anyone out there who wants to get emails from a forum forever just because they made a post once asking for help? I truly can’t fathom why on earth anyone would ever be stupid enough to make that be the default, unless it’s for marketing - in which case it’s quite literally spam.
An admin makes that decision, and it is a policy that should discuss on that level.
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It’s a tough choice. It’s surely there to drive engagement? The balance between “driving engagement” and spamming is a fine one?
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Do you mean here on Meta or other Discourse forums?
This link will take you to email frequency settings on your profile. You can also access this by clicking on your profile pic in the header and click on preferences.
Emails in your preferences can change email frequency to never in a variety of choices for when to send one an email.
The digest will stop being sent at a configurable time if there are no visits.
If you ask for help, one could assume that you are willing to give help in exchange and be part of a collective of people supporting each other. This is the spirit of joining a community.
You can leave anytime by deleting your account.
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Yes, this is exactly the visceral reaction I had to the OP, but didn’t share … and you’ve phrased it perfectly.
There is a quid pro quo in engaging a community for help, and accepting some “spam/marketing/engagement driving” is part of that. You got your expert responses, they got an additional prospect.
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It would have been quicker to hit unsubscribe on one email than to come here and complain. 
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