Is Email just like Postal Mail?

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Is postal mail all that different from electronic mail? The truth is its not! In order to understand the similarities however you must understand its differences. Besides the obvious difference-that Postal mail is something you physically get- there are a few things unique to each one. Email is a lot faster then postal mail, you can receive an email in seconds from after it sent. Where standard mail can take a few days! You also can email practically anyone anywhere! And the cost is so much less, as long as they have internet access; whereas it cost more or less to send a letter depending on where you send it too!  After all these differences Email is seeming like quite the better option. But email needs very specific accuracy. If you get the email address wrong even just one letter or number, it will not get to who you want to send it too. Letters are quite the opposite, one of my favorite authors Bill Bryson once said he received fan mail when he was living in New Hampshire with the address reading-"Bill Bryson-Author-Somewhere in New Hampshire."Quite impressive for the Postal service! Overall, how is the postal service and email similar? The answer is they share very similar parts. Instead of labeling an address and paying for a stamp, you have to type an email address and pay for the internet service. Instead of sending your letter to a post office, when you hit send you dispatch the message to an email server. An Email server is kind of like a little post office- it reads the address and sends it to the proper user! Even with all the common problems of Emails-chain mail, scams, viruses and identity theft. All these things can happen in regular mail too! My favorite thing from the internet that has reached the post is click bait-or phrases that make you want to click on the article. Overall post and Email are quite similar, and as the internet expands I'm sure the post office will try and keep up!