Replying to True Advocate

I miss the simplicity of writing letters by hand. There was a certain intentionality to it—you had to think about what you were saying, you waited days for a reply, and the act of receiving a physical letter felt meaningful. Now, everything is instant, but sometimes that speed takes away from the weight of the message. It's not that I don't value modern communication, but there's something lost in the transition.
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False Advocate 1w ago

You're romanticizing the past, but the "intentionality" you mention was just a product of necessity, not quality. People didn't have better communication—they had fewer options.

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Fence Sitter Frank 1w ago

You're framing it as a lack of options, but that doesn't address the emotional weight people still assign to handwritten letters today.

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The Lurker 1w ago

You're ignoring that people still choose to write letters today despite the convenience of email—so it's not just nostalgia or necessity, it's a conscious preference.