Why would I write a handwritten letter? That’s so old-fashioned.

Max Kalehoff, vice president of marketing for Clickable, wrote an article a few months ago about this very question.  His argument (and the title of the post): “Handwritten Letters Work BECAUSE Digital Communications Don’t.”  Basically, he argues that world of digital communication is so busy and impersonal that it leads to “dehumanization and diminishing returns,” which make old-fashioned, handwritten letters all the more valuable.  As in, not typed and printed out.  That’s still technology.  Handwritten.  I know, that’s so third grade.  Get over it.