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Found a letter I wrote to my sister in 2001, sealed with a sticker.

Three years ago, I was cleaning out my old desk in Chicago and found a stack of letters from the early 2000s. Last month, I tried to explain to my nephew that sending a private thought used to be that simple, just paper and a stamp. Now, I spend an hour every week checking the settings on my encrypted messaging apps, worried a law I haven't heard of might flag a normal chat. Does anyone else feel like we've traded simple trust for a full-time job in digital defense?
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reese_chen
I just use a notebook now, way less stress.
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adams.faith
Read an article calling it "privacy theater.
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