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This will last as long as reliable electricity and internet access does.
Thing is, it's going to create a historical hole in future archeological studies of this era, as the messages within digital devices are ephemral. Texts of today, unlike handwritten letters stand a slim chance of being a tangible artifact in 200 years.
Que sera..
As will modern society.
Like stage coaches and telegraphs before them, snail mail letters are obsolete relics of a less convenient past.
Are they? They're sure great for those who can't use electronic forms of communication.
Conveience is overrated and it fosters short-sightedness.
Don't be caugt up in the whizz-bang of energy dependency. In a power generation crisis situation the trivial stuff will be lost.
Texting links to TikTok of some cat jumping into a bird feeder isn't gonna survive. Sending your grandparents a snail-mail letter describing what you're doing just might.
When you have less life left in front of you, making a mark or leaving a mark on the world behind you takes on a different hue. EVERYONE - even you, will get to that point.
It's basic human nature.
I occasionally send a snail mail, and it's much more heartwarming to receive a handwritten letter than an email, so I don't think it is obsolete :(