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Denmark becomes first country in world to end letter delivery (www.abc.net.au)

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After 401 years, the Danish postal service has ended letter deliveries as the country fully embraces the digital age.

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[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 day ago (3 children)

This will last as long as reliable electricity and internet access does.

As will modern society.

Like stage coaches and telegraphs before them, snail mail letters are obsolete relics of a less convenient past.

[–] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 1 points 12 hours ago

Are they? They're sure great for those who can't use electronic forms of communication.

[–] foodandart@lemmy.zip 2 points 16 hours ago

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.

[–] sukhmel@programming.dev 4 points 19 hours ago

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send a snail mail, and it's much more heartwarming to receive a handwritten letter than an email, so I don't think it is obsolete :(