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Time to go back to traditional mail?

Some "futurologists" argue that e-mails will become obsolete within a few years: in fact, the importance of this communication channel has diminished in recent years, and there are significant problems that limit the possibility of effective use, first of all because it is very easy to falsify the sender (except for the PEC, which has a relatively limited use, however), mak.

Therefore, it is natural to ask what is traditional mail: is someone still using it? Things have undoubtedly changed compared with the past. The number of letters in transit in American post offices has decreased by 50 percent over the past ten years. The average American family receives only 10 personal letters a year with bills and traditional Christmas greeting cards removed. Half of the kids in Britain did not send a letter.

But in the face of this change, there are those who argue that it's time to go back to traditional mail, which can allow the message to emerge in an era of endless whatsapp chats.

For his habit of writing letters to his fans and to everyone he works with in book tours, writer and humorist David Sedaris has jumped to the headlines. Send also a note of thanks for those inviting him to dinner. "I feel like' real' mail is being done by the classes," he said. "It's too easy to do it by email. And it doesn't even have much meaning." Psychologists also emphasize the benefits of traditional writing: when we write by hand, we keep the best information and can even increase our creativity. Steven Toepfer, Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at Kent State University in Salem, asked participants to compose three "thank you"

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