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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Can't get ahold of your friend in Europe and you're from the US? Just wait until you learn about "handwriting a letter and waiting weeks/months for it to get to them and having to wait even longer for a reply"

It's what we used to do before everyone found a much faster and more convenient way of doing something through modern technology.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

And I'm not sure the instant communication has been a benefit for us.

edit: especially when it becomes more and more misinformation and AI slop day by day