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I would argue a US mailing address is at least as complicated a structure, but people managed to figure out the state abbreviations and ZIP Codes fine. We just

I would argue a US mailing address is at least as complicated a structure, but people managed to figure out the state abbreviations and ZIP Codes fine. We just need to teach it in elementary school just like we do addresses. Speaking of that I do wish the post office had a mail service where they issued addresses to citizens or something.

kube-system 2y ago
Yeah, I think digital literacy courses cover things like that, and they should. But mailing addresses are actually extremely complicated and most people probably don't understand the full scope even of US mailing addresses. The spec is 226 pages.[0] [0]: https://pe.usps.com/cpim/ftp/pubs/Pub28/pub28.pdf https://pe.usps.com/cpim/ftp/pubs/Pub28/pub28.pdf If you've ever had an address with any complexities beyond what is taught in elementary school (number, street, city, state, zip), you'll probably experience issues with getting others to correctly address your mail. The biggest reason this isn't a problem is because the postal service takes significant effort to deliver misaddressed mail.
koziserek 2y ago
whoa, I just imagined a world where USPS, Deutche Post, etc - offer domains, servers, cloud services - as a natural extension of treir previous roles..
- kube-system 2y ago
  Some countries have digital mail services that are actually better than email because they include identify verification features e.g. https://www.digipost.no/ https://www.digipost.no/
- 1718627440 2y ago
  That used to be the case before the privatization in the 90s. What do you think the Deutsche Telekom is?