In fact, our kids — in their early 30's — even struggle a bit with handwriting from the early 1900's.

I struggle to read my own handwriting let alone somebody else's 🤣

I'm "only" 40 and the changes in my lifetime are remarkable and as you suggest, accelerating - possibly beyond the point of benefitting society.

There will always be something special about sitting down and hand writing something. It will always be more considered, more thoughtful. If you (not you specifically 🙂) edit / delete something hand written like you would with an email (or post) then you'd likely run out of paper!!

I'd love for you to share some of your old letters home to hear what you wrote about. I remember the challenge of trying to work out what stamps were needed to get a letter from wherever I was home, always fearing that I hadn't bought enough and that they would never make it.