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October 9 • Cultural Insight
World Post Day
World Post Day is celebrated each year on the 9th of October to mark the anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Postal Union in 1874. The day highlights the essential role of postal services in global infrastructure, logistics, and everyday communication.
Speaking Discussion
- Is waiting for a message a valuable psychological experience we have lost?
- Should we bring back physical mail for important government votes to prevent hacking?
- Why is a handwritten note worth 100 times more than a whatsApp message?
- If you could only send one letter a year, what would you write and to whom?
- Is the post office a service or a memory?
Activity 1: The Time Capsule Curator
The Task: You are creating a digital detox archive. You want to convince people to delete their emails and start writing physical letters again. You have 3 minutes to pitch a New postal service that is slow, expensive, and beautiful. Pitch it to gen z.
Activity 2: Rapid Fire Debate
Justify in 30 seconds: 1. 'Efficiency is the enemy of intimacy.' 2. 'If you can't say it in a letter, you shouldn't say it at all.' 3. 'The internet has made us 'Connected' but 'Empty'.'