I think Gemini is subtly reminding you that he’s not your personal assistant, which is why he won’t mark your emails as read.
It’s like arguing with my wife: you start on one topic, then suddenly switch to something unrelated that I can’t win. Might as well grab a pillow and head to the couch.
I got a Pixel 9, so I’ve been using Gemini a lot more. It’s… not great. It’s cool that it’s connected to the Google ecosystem, but it often goes off-topic or bugs out.
The implication is that it’s been overly trained on politically correct concepts, to the point where it unintentionally spits them out at inappropriate times.
I dare you to tell Gemini they’ve already spent their reparations.