Got fed up. Wrote to NBC's Phil Griffin and Andy Lack about MSNBC grotesqueries

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67. And the whole other point about writing a paper letter:

The mentality, AND reality, BEHIND it.

Gee, somebody took the time to sit down and write a letter, the old-fashioned way. Pen to paper. Signed the paper with a pen, put it in an envelope, stamped it and mailed it. Physically did so. Nothing through wires or electronics or fleeting texts or pushing buttons or clicking on something. No. You took the time to do this. It was THAT important to you.

CANNOT stress this enough. That paper letter means you went to extra trouble to do this. It's actual, physical, tangible evidence of how important this was to you. That is implicit in a paper letter. THAT is a message, all by itself, regardless what the written message is. The fact that you took the time and trouble to write it out (or type it and print it) so it's ON PAPER. It's an actual tangible physical THING. Something you can hold in your hand. It's there whether you have a power failure or not. Whether your battery runs out or your cell phone's about to die or you're in a bad reception area. It's not out in the ether somewhere. It's there whether you can access some device or not.

And as I recall from when I was still working: a paper letter that really makes an impression is often passed around. Run through the Xerox machine. Maybe multiple copies are made. One of 'em invariably gets posted on the bulletin board in the coffee room. Or the employees' lounge. Where EVERYBODY sees it. And if you've gone ahead and printed it out and mailed it, that avoids an extra step to print it out at the recipient's point. It's already viewable and share-worthy. And it can be saved. Pop it on the printer and make a copy of it. And yes you can scan it so it's in your system, too.

But the on-paper aspect is the thing.