I honestly don't mind writing letters and I sometimes actually write and send legitimate letters to friends if I need to. However, I'm pretty sure anyone would agree that pen-and-paper letters are pretty much outdated. Since this classic mode of communication is so outdated, the cost of letters and postal services in general are increasing. Sure, people still mail packages, order packages and mail out immensely large stacks of wedding invitations. However, not as many normal letters are sent nowadays as they used to be say...in our parents' time, especially since the wonderful convenience of emails and AIM.
There are plenty of other things that people might consider "outdated". Apparently physical CDs are getting outdated since the dawn of MP3s, itunes and other digital music sources. Furthermore, apparently I'm one of the few who still goes out to buy CDs...but that's just one of my weird habits. Out of the past five or ten CDs I have recently bought, I have mostly only used the physical CDs once simply to rip it onto iTunes before uploading it onto my iPod. However, part of my weird habit is the fact that I like to be able to physically hold the music that I bought. Also, if my computer somehow crashes and wipes out all my music I still have the physical CD as a backup. Honestly, who can deny a snazzy album cover sitting on their bookshelf?
Newspapers and magazines are soon becoming outdated, possibly followed by physical books since the set up of news sites on the internet and the invention of digital book readers. I'm, again, one of those weirder people who likes to physically hold certain objects, and books and magazines fit under that category. I honestly enjoy going out to buy books and being able to actually hold a book while I read it. I don't like the idea of reading a full book on a screen. With a book on-screen you have less of an indication of how far into the book you've read. What about the glare of lights? With a physical book, extra light helps you read...with a screen, extra light often makes it insanely hard to read.
I actually really enjoy the rare occasion when I have to write a letter, like when my friends are away at camp. But i agree that they are getting outdated. Don't get me wrong I love this whole electronic age were in but I feel that print sources are much cooler and more personable. I totally agree with you on the newspapers and magazines, and I just like the newspaper itself much more than reading the same stuff on a computer screen.
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