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I don’t remember the last time I actually emailed someone I knew as a form of communication. I forward newsletters to my wife sometimes. The culture of texting, where you can take your time to respond (within a day or two), has kind of made email obsolete.

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Knuschberkeks@leminal.space ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I remember when Whatsapp started taking off here in Europe. Everyone was like “you can text for free now, even send media, it all just works over the internet.” And I always said “well isn’t it just the same as email? Your smartphone can do that anyway, what do you need WA for?” and I still kinda feel like that.

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- Mr_Blott@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Email for business, WhatsApp for shitposts
  
  Simple
  
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corroded@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Email is still really useful when you have a lot to say but don’t want to write a letter. If I’m catching up on the last several weeks with my parents, I’m not going to write a 10-page text. I can write a nicely formatted email and attach a few photos, though. It’s far more convenient than writing a letter and stuffing a bunch of printed photos into an envelope.

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- ElectroVagrant@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Exactly. The need/desire to write longer form like this may not come up as often with other more immediate means to communicate, but when it does, email’s there to serve its purpose.
  
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