Go digital
2 Sep
Recently I went on about how great it is to go analog – by writing or receiving a letter. Today I’ll backpedal. I think you should not save everything. Simply take a digital photo and then throw whatever away (or give it to your local charity shop). You will save yourself the hassle of throwing it away later.
At one time in my life, I may have saved this little moving tag. It’s a remnant of an era that passed several year ago. I may have put it in an envelope for looking at on a rainy day. (It rarely rains in Denver, though.)
And those analog letters you receive? Recycle them. If you really like them, save a few – but not all. (If your dad lives in a different town and never writes – and you finally get a real letter from him – by all means, save it! Just strive for balance.)
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Analog letter? A letter on paper is just a letter. It might be handwritten, typed, printed, but it’s on paper (or some writable surface). Maybe “paper letter” would be a better term. An analog letter might be the image of one transmitted by (nondigital) radio or tv.
(I have never in my life used the term “snail mail”.)
Tim – in the 2010′s, things are considered either analog or digital. (I left out spiritual…)
And snail mail? I guess I’m just used to hearing that.