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"It's just a thing with us. We like to go person-to-person, the old-fashioned way. Like, on my momma's birthday, I don't pick up the phone and dial 1-800-CALL-MOM. I go there in person and give her a kiss on the cheek, okay?"
I just checked my email, and in the last 30 days I've sent my parents 11 emails that were just picture of attachments of things I was out and about doing.
Sure, it doesn't have a cute post card design, but they get the pictures delivered to the only medium I can efficiently get it to them (neither have any social media accounts) and I can add a quick message.
So I don't immediately see a need for an app to do just that. But maybe some people find emailing to be too much of a hassle.
However, I have to think of what this can become. I have a particularly close relationship with my parents, and we talk everyday (actually, we call twice a day...and I'm 25!). They usually know what I've done each and every day.
But a lot of my friends are equally as close with their parents, but communicate a lot less. It could be scheduling conflicts because they live 3-4 hours away, or something other restriction on their time.
But maybe there are parents out there that would love a news feed of sorts in their email about what their children or loved ones are doing.
It seems there would be an upper limit on its purpose as each generation adopts technology more and more. But I think they are on to something. I dig it!
Is anyone else reminded of Fisheye's explanation of the Mafia philosophy in Snow Crash? "It's just a thing with us. We like to go person-to-person, the old-fashioned way. Like, on my momma's birthday, I don't pick up the phone and dial 1-800-CALL-MOM. I go there in person and give her a kiss on the cheek, okay?"
Right now, my parents look at my Twitter feed and then text me comments.
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I agree, but I don't think the two are mutually exclusive. This is not a substitute for calling or spending time with your loved ones. Sending physical media though is often a very nice gesture that people appreciate. In today's age of email and texts, it's nice sometimes to get a letter or postcard.
completly agree. This is just an additional medium for communication. They all have there place.
I find out way too much information about my family through Facebook than a phone call or email.
Is anyone else reminded of Fisheye's explanation of the Mafia philosophy in Snow Crash? "It's just a thing with us. We like to go person-to-person, the old-fashioned way. Like, on my momma's birthday, I don't pick up the phone and dial 1-800-CALL-MOM. I go there in person and give her a kiss on the cheek, okay?"