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Originally Posted by BWinmill
Most of the time that's true. But for the closest people in our lives, electronic mediated communications is often the only way to stay in touch when the world pulls us apart.
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What has changed is the speed of communication. People used to keep in contact with people over long distances, they used letters. When travel was difficult and expensive, siblings might never see each other again, but they could write, and often corresponded regularly for the rest of their lives.