Hi, I run a service that allows our customers to send snail mail from their desktop directly into the country of destination.<p>I’m writing an article about the future of postal services, but as I’m working in the industry I have developed tunnel vision. That’s why I would like to ask your opinion what you think the future for snail mail (thus excluding parcels)/ postal services world wide will be.<p>Keep in mind that currently roughly 70% of the world population, that includes siblings and senior citizens, don’t have an internet connection.<p>Will we e.g. in the year 2500 al have an implant in our brain where we “receive” emails as thoughts? And pay the bills by simply agreeing to pay with a thought?<p>Will the digital divide be so large that there are two subspecies of humans? The online and offline tribes?<p>Will all postal/communication privacy be gone?<p>Will everything postal be automated in such a way that there is basically no need for postal communication between parties with human approval?<p>Please share your thought no matter how wacky, strange or disturbing they might seem.<p>Remarks I use for the article will of course be credited to your name.<p>Thank you very much for your input.<p>Colin