I remember back in middle school, we had pen pals from England. I must have written that guy 50 letters over the course of 3-4 years until his responses stopped. It really is a forgotten art.
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Definitely a forgotten art, yes. I had much the same experience, in the sense of having pen pals who slowly... stopped writing back.
Yes, writing a letter takes a bit of effort, but it's not that much...