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I guess I’m an old fashioned modernist. As you can likely tell from my photo (and it is me, not an NFT), I’ve been on the planet Earth for a while and have seen strange things like rattlesnakes and rotary phones, and have received a great deal of handwritten (or at least typewritten [remember typewriters, anybody?]) cards and letters when paper cards and letters were the principal means of communication.

Yet when the age of glorious internet fell upon us, I was there with hands outstretched to receive its glorious conveniences because I enjoyed the benefits of obtaining information for which I am a glutton without the need to walk down to the physical library on their inconvenient schedule.

And so now I am a hybrid human/electronic creature, made of flesh and IP addresses that feed me information and entertainment and my addictions and my heartshaped notices of new events and happenings while I still 100% relate to the old-school traditions of walking down to the coffee café and reading a paper note from a friend in a far land, and therefore love your idea Minna, if not in cellulose reality at least in spirit.

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The old fashioned modernist in me recognizes a lot in what you're describing. A while back I shared my tech timeline to 'analyze' where it all began, this tech journey. I've always loved technology and at the same time held on to the analogue life. https://twitter.com/medgladje/status/1448079637129711617?s=20

I've reflected on what I call velocity for a long time. Something is speeding up. I think I am not alone in sensing this.

https://acabinetofcuriosities.substack.com/p/expectations-of-velocity

So happy you like my idea! More to come soon!

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"A handwritten NFT" - absolute genius explaination 🤣

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Haha, thanks! I have to disclose that I took a detour into NFT-land when it was beginning to go crazy a couple of years ago.

https://acabinetofcuriosities.substack.com/p/the-florapy-collection

End result? Zero sales! But I learned a lot about how to set up a wallet etc.

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What a gorgeous idea. Think you’ll love this project - https://onemillionlovelyletters.com/

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Thank you, Claire! You're correct - I love the one million lovely letters! That could have been me when I was a young teenager. I probably wrote close to that many letters! :-)))

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Ahh I LOVED writing letters too. Still do really...

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Love this idea.

I'm already subscribed: where can I pay you the $10 to receive a glorious handwritten NFT?

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Wow, thank you Craig! It means a lot getting your approval!

Here's the link to the order form: https://forms.gle/FvC5Pk1JTKgjbR458

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Did this myself in the early 2000s. I didn’t like the growing ubiquity of computers. I took it further and wrote with a fountain pen, in calligraphy.

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Wonderful! Calligraphy is beautiful.

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I love hand written communication!

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Isn't it a whole level better? Glad you commented! I'm trying to keep the handwritten tradition alive, and will soon offer the next issue of The Handwritten Newsletter.

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I received my first copy of your handwritten newsletter yesterday and my daughter and I thoroughly enjoyed it! I think this is a great idea!

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"Handwritten NFTs" you put that lovely as a way to connect with my generation and younger. I haven't had the experience of sending and waiting for letters via post from friends. But vague memories when younger among friends sharing hand-to-hand letters—of pages stapled together—adorned with cute, warm feelings from magazine cut-outs, stickers, and colorful ink. That quickly jumped to pen-palling on Skype. Foreshadowing... the memories made online have yet to manifest as tangible tokens in meat space to look back on. Ink is the mightier correspondence.

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