The Internet Didn't Kill the USPS, It's Still Vital

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4 • 645 Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2020

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

By the year 2000 people started believing, in the advent of widespread email culture, that the United States Postal Service was doomed. Conservatives and business types argued that it was a bloated institution.But it’s not. In fact, it’s a vital, robust network that is literally a failsafe in the doomsday plans of the federal government. These days, while people may not be sending many letters or postcards, the USPS is an essential service helping us vote, get our medicine and deliver us packages. President Trump isn’t a fan. But Motherboard reporter Aaron Gordon is, and he’s on the show this week to tell us more about the future of the Postal Service.

He's also just launched a newsletter, The Mail, which is all about the USPS. You can subscribe to The Mail by entering your email address at vice.com/themail.

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0:00.0	Byte, it's got the code it's going to launch.
0:10.8	It's a unit system.
0:13.1	I know this.
0:15.1	It's all the files of the whole park.
0:17.3	It tells her everything.
0:19.1	Sir, he's uploading the virus.
0:21.6	The Eagle one.
0:22.6	The package is being delivered.
0:24.6	By the year 2000, people started believing in the advent of widespread email culture
0:28.6	that the United States Postal Service was doomed.
0:31.6	Conservatives and business types argued that it was a bloated institution.
0:35.6	But it's not. In fact, it's a vital, robust network that is literally a failsafe in the doomsday plans of the federal government.
0:44.3	These days, while people may not be sending many letters or postcards, the USPS is an essential
0:50.3	service helping us vote, get our medicine, and deliver us packages.
0:56.0	President Trump isn't a fan.
1:05.7	The Postal Service is a joke because they're handing out packages for Amazon and other internet companies, and every time they bring a package, they lose money on it.
1:10.6	But motherboard reporter Aaron Gordon is, and he's just launched a newsletter,
1:15.1	The Mail, which is all about the USPS.
1:18.6	And you should all subscribe to the mail.
1:20.6	Enter your email address at vice.com slash the mail.
1:24.1	Again, that's vice.com slash the mail for this amazing new newsletter on the USPS.
1:30.6	Aaron is on the show this week to tell us more about the future of the postal service.
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