stackyFACTSIf you think constantly posting updates to make your friends jealous is a modern concept, think again. The absolute golden age of sending an unsolicited glossy photo of your location to annoy everyone back home peaked long before the internet existed.
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Postcards exist solely to brag. You pay for a tiny photograph of a beach, scribble terrible cursive on the back, and rely on global postal workers to deliver…
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When open-faced mail was first introduced, polite society was absolutely horrified that the postman could openly read your private holiday messages. They…
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Imagine a postcard that is literally just a blank piece of cardboard. In the late 1800s, postal regulations heavily restricted the use of images, forcing…
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Glossy cardboard rectangles featuring heavily edited local attractions somehow compel us to buy them in bulk. We enthusiastically plan to send heartfelt notes…
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For hundreds of years, professionals have gathered in distant cities just to complain about their jobs over drinks. The concept of leaving home strictly to…
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Sending a scenic photo with a tiny scribbled note is the original version of posting a vacation photo online. It exists purely to remind your friends back…
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