3 - Lucas V: Do you think handwritten cards still have value in this digital age?

     

    With having technology around, many people don’t handwrite cards as much because they can just easily text someone far away with their phones. I think that there is still value in handwritten cards because it’s something physical and one that someone can remember. Having to handwrite cards and send them through the mail is special because it shows that person your penmanship and how good it is. Whether it’s just a birthday/Christmas card or a postcard, this would show how much work you put into that one card and it brings out the creativity inside you. I still handwrite cards to friends and family that live far away. Usually, when I do, I would send them through the mail and that person usually sends one back. Those cards I keep forever because it is very unique and they don’t really go away. I have some postcards from my friend that lives on the East coast and I put them up on my wall because when I look at them they bring back happy memories of them. 

    With having digital cards or just text, it doesn’t really stick in my memory because it’s just a bunch of words that are automatically formatted with the same font over and over again. These just aren’t the same as the joy of getting mail that was to you from a friend or family member. Having that physical paper and the ink of a pen, makes it feel like you can imagine them writing with the imprints on the card. Hopefully, as time goes on more and more people will do this as the younger generation will stick to texting. All I know is that I will keep this handwriting tradition alive because I think it’s fun and it’s something that I enjoy.