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It hasn’t been a telegram for at least 20 years. She sends a birthday card these days.

• dalbasal 6y ago
  Does this count as a technological regression?
  • jermaustin1 6y ago
    I'm sure they have automated a lot of it, so maybe it has progressed in that less man hours are required per message, and on top of that, they are probably in color, with pictures, which is way more than you get with a telegram.
    • dalbasal 6y ago
      This comment could literally (literally literal) be an imperial apologist in one of Asimov's books... even the concise, urging, commaed style. You promised us instant messaging. All we got is colour postcards. This is the beginning of a dark age.
      • bobthepanda 6y ago
        I feel like people would appreciate a handwritten physical memento over, say, a short SMS. Most electronic messaging forms are either closed (do you have Telegram? How bout Signal? Or maybe Messenger? Snapchat? Etc.) or basically inundated with electronic spam. If I got an email claiming to be from the Queen of England I’d just think it’d be a more ballsy version of the Nigerian prince scam.
    • skinkestek 6y ago
      Actually these days you can send coloured images with Telegram, it is really really smooth although I don't think the Queen will want to depend on it ;-)
• Angostura 6y ago
  You also get a card on your 60th wedding anniversary