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The only solution I can see is making sure you have their email addresses and reach out to them with meaningful emails. They all still have email addresses. On
by decasteve 10y ago
The only solution I can see is making sure you have their email addresses and reach out to them with meaningful emails. They all still have email addresses.
One of my favourite things is reconnecting with people after time apart. With tools like Facebook, this rarely happens any more. It feels weird not to see someone for a while, then you reconnect in person and know too much about what's gone on in their lives. It takes the intimacy out of the person-to-person conversation of catching-up.
I'd rather get the yearly email update from old friends, than to track their lives voyeuristically through the web.
- trentmb 10y ago> It takes the intimacy out of the person-to-person conversation of catching-up. I'm glad I'm not the only one that feels this way.
- xerophyte12932 10y agoI disagree. It gives you stuff to talk about when you meet. Ask details of things you saw in a post or a picture etc etc. Besides, there are so so so many aspects of people's lives they do NOT post or tweet about. My "reconnect after a long time" chats are usually spent exploring those
- lucaspiller 10y ago> I'd rather get the yearly email update from old friends, than to track their lives voyeuristically through the web. This is a good idea. I should starting writing something like this, as I know my older family members would enjoy it.