Snail mail is a lost art. Alas.

I used to send 2 or 3 letters each week back in the 90s, as a young adult. And I received as much: I knew my postman's name and they knew mine as well, we regularly chatted. Those letters were was rich, long conversations that could go on for months if not years, and the fact that we had to wait to get a reply to our last letter/postcard made it even better. Mail art was also very common. And, well, it was fun exchanging ideas with one another too.

Fun and interesting. Watching younger people nowadays, constantly angry, sad and stressed out, I doubt they have really won much by getting rid of snail mail in exchange for instant electronic communications, be it through messages, emails or social media.

Looking back, I realize being slow was not that bad.

What's even sadder, to me at least, is that even though I would love to encourage more people to try snail mail by inviting them to send me a card or a letter, by sending them one, the Web has turned into such a fucked up place, filled with so many weirdos, I also know I would be crazy to share my postal address with anyone I don't already now IRL. And alas, here in France at least, in most large cities it's very difficult for an individual to get a PO Box.

So, if you can get a PO Box, and if you feel like giving a chance to snail mail, go for it. There groups that will help you find people ;)