schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 months agoDanish postal service to stop delivering letters after 400 yearswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1123 cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.senews@beehaw.orgcanada@lemmy.ca
arrow-up1123external-linkDanish postal service to stop delivering letters after 400 yearswww.theguardian.comschizoidman@lemmy.zip to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square25fedilink cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.senews@beehaw.orgcanada@lemmy.ca
minus-squareSmoothOperator@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoDenmark is highly digitized. Mail is no longer a critical infrastructure, no need for the state to maintain it.
minus-squareatro_city@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoDoes the Danish postal service not deliver packets? Is it really that different from delivering letters?
minus-squareSmoothOperator@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoIt does. And yes, it is. The logistics and pricing are very different. For one, by shutting down the letter system they can nix the mail drop-off boxes that were all over the place.
Denmark is highly digitized. Mail is no longer a critical infrastructure, no need for the state to maintain it.
Does the Danish postal service not deliver packets? Is it really that different from delivering letters?
It does. And yes, it is. The logistics and pricing are very different. For one, by shutting down the letter system they can nix the mail drop-off boxes that were all over the place.