Remembering when anime fan clubs mailed out monthly discussion guides

We would send thick envelopes full of typed-up topics and replies. Now all our chats happen on screens, which seems to use less stuff. Do you think talking anime online is kinder to the planet?

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brown.victor7mo ago

Those 1990s anime club mailings probably used one truck for the whole neighborhood route. Now every single streaming discussion runs on data centers burning power 24/7. The old paper method was likely simpler and used less total energy.

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jordans187mo ago

Exactly! Modern convenience just hides the waste elsewhere.

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mia_campbell7mo ago

Honestly, jordans18 is right. I miss getting those paper packets, they felt more real than just another tab open.

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