@StillIRise1963 ppl are really feeling this one. and i get it, i suck at using my words during conversations & especially on phone calls.
BUT i gotta say if y'all want more letters in the mail, write them! i send ppl letters, art & packages a few times a year, & sometimes get em in return. we always send postcards on vacation & sometimes, i drop one in the box randomly to say hi to a friend.
i also love stamps. just got a new set for nerds like me the other day..
@VoxofGod 😃 I had some back in the day as well. I loved writing a good letter. Now, my handwriting sucks because I never write anything. I wrote some condolence cards last week and they were atrocious. @Enema_Cowboy@richardrathe
@StillIRise1963@VoxofGod@Enema_Cowboy@richardrathe I wrote so many letters when I was young. Nothing could compare to the thrill of getting a letter from a friend or SO. It’s nice to get an email from a long lost friend, but opening the mailbox to find a handwritten letter had a special intimacy. Miss that!
@StillIRise1963@justafrog@underthestars@VoxofGod@Enema_Cowboy@richardrathe In young people's defense, plenty of them are interested in cursive and/or penmanship generally! Schools, however, have made the decision on whether it's important or not for them, and it has to become a hobby if they want to learn it. And that narrows the window of participation considerably.
I have a SW radio receiver. I used to see what AM radio stations I could pick up from around the world. I'd use the postal system to send a "QX report," and sometimes I'd get a letter/postcard in reply. When I lived near Minneapolis, I once got one from New Zealand.
@StillIRise1963@Enema_Cowboy@richardrathe I was so thrilled cleaning up when I found them again I've always saved one or two for the copy thing but now I have a little cushion and who knows if I end up with some money I'll get another dye, for sure
@StillIRise1963 we're way worse, I think. I really hate recency bias but I feel like Western society has lost the ability to have a discussion.
I'm not at all suggesting this is a both sides issue though. The Right has decided to abandon any pretense of rationality and go all in on pure emotional appeal for their self destructive goals.
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