Is anyone else bothered that seemingly sane people continue to use the post office? Its all so out of date. I can think of literally no reason that I'm ever going to buy a stamp again. Seriously, I challenge you to name me one. And don't even get me started on going to the actual post office. It is Fedex, UPS or hand delivery for me from here on out. Have you been to a post office lately? The last time I made a trip there I thought I'd mistakenly ended up at the DMV. Just dirty, unhealthy, bordering on homeless looking people lined up waiting forever to carry out simple tasks that in all likelihood could be carried out electronically. Its like a frigen leper colony. Its disgusting and I'm never going back. And why should I? Buying stamps for mailing letters/cards/bills? Please. It's all do-able online or over the phone.
We'll start with bills. The only valid excuse for not paying your bills online is that you're elderly and can't figure it out. And even then most bills offer automatic deductions. Trying to buy stamps is the biggest waste of time I've ever encountered. Do you know how hard it is to buy a fucking stamp anywhere else but the post office (which we've already established as a gateway to Hell)? The US Postal Service wonders why they're verging on the point of irrelvance and bankruptcy? Maybe because you inisit on believing people are willing buy 1x1 pieces of paper from you with glue on the back in order to mail anything, but you make them impossible to find unless you're in the actual Post office. Stupidest business plan I've ever heard of. Pay that shit online and save yourself the time and .44 cents.
Mailing letters and or cards is a societal issue we need to tackle. We've accepted so many technological changes over the past two decades that it boggles my mind that we still view e-mailed letters and e-cards as impersonal. This needs to end now. If you live far enough away from me or I see you sparingly enough that I need to communicate via letter or greeting card then you're not worth the $3.99 I'd need to spend on the card, the one hour minimum that it would take to find a stamp, or the .44 cents for the cost of the stamp. Why don't we all agree to save eachother a bunch of time and a little bit of money and move the whole greeting card and personal letter industry online. What is the big deal? I'm still taking the time and showing that I'm thinking of you by contacting you. Who cares if I've decided to do it in an efficient manner rather than communicating the way previous generations did. Shit changes, smoke signals were replaced land lines, and land lines by cell phones but you don't see anyone complaining that making my calls from a cellular device is impersonal and expecting me to go out back and light a fire. Its ridiculous and I won't be doing it anymore.
Rant Over.
