Agreed Jim. On top of it putting you directly into the "post" when you either click on the alert icon, or if you need to expand the "post" within the channel. I am pretty sure it used to allow you to expand the "conversation" in the channel, and click on the alert and be brought to the "conversation" in the channel.
I don't know who thought it was a good idea to fundamentally change the way all "chat" systems have worked for decades. If I wanted to use a chat that acts like it does now with "posts". I would just create separate emails for everything.