Tuesday, December 25, 2018

An Archaic App: Postcrossing

-A relatively short post (and perhaps jumbled one) on my new hobby

            A longing for more archaic forms of communication, I recently turned towards Postcrossing to satisfy the craving. Postcrossing is a website that enables users to send a set number of postcards to other randomly generated users and in return, the website randomly assigns those users to other users. For example, if I wanted to send five postcards to five random users, I would be given five users’ addresses and an ID code to write on the postcard that allows the receiver to “register” that they received the postcard. Then, once my send postcards are received, then Postcrossing will assign my address to other users for them to send me postcards. It has been extraordinarily exciting to receive mail from people around the globe, and this experience with Postcrossing is reminiscent of the times I had penpals and periodically wrote letters to friends.
            A relatively simple hobby, Postcrossing brings a certain old-fashion joy and intrigue from friends. For one thing, I certainly am more attached to my school mailbox (I do not recommend using your home address for safety reasons) and check it more frequently. It is interesting how now-a-days, in the age of social media, I am much more excited to receive a postcard than I am “likes” or new content from creators. Perhaps in a psychological way, these postcards solely serve as a method of communication and sharing rather than any sort of self-validation, which has marginally improved my mood.
            So far, I have received postcards from numerous countries such as China, Germany, Latvia, Greece, Poland, Singapore, Netherlands, and many more! It has been great seeing what postcards people have and different sights that I have never seen. On the website, users are able to write a description on postcards they prefer to receive, which has been great in terms of postcard selection. On my description, I mentioned how I love Harry Potter, and a number of users have sent me Harry Potter related postcards! On this post, I will attach some photos of postcards I have received. Happy Postcrossing!
Tell me in the comments what you think of Postcrossing! :)









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