Print vs digital

Print and digital texts are similar in the sense that they both have audiences and they both have a purpose. However, there are more differences than just the obvious technological versus handwritten aspect. Digital text is becoming so much more prevalent in society, and thus it is sort of replacing print text. However, I don't think that it will ever completely replace print text, as there are some forms of print text that I think will always be print, for example, post cards and grocery lists. Although digital text has already replaced so many forms of print text, for example, e-mails have replaced sending letters for the most part. In a sense, digital text is kind of putting a modern twist on writing. Back in the day, people would communicate via letters, but now people have quicker forms of communication such as text messages, e-mails, Facebook messages, etc. While digital text is becoming more and more common, I do think that print text often times has more meaning, as it takes thought, time, and effort to hand write something compared to quickly typing something on a computer. Print text is tangible, and can be kept forever, whereas text messages, e-mails, and Facebook messages eventually disappear. Since digital media has become so common, it seems to be a more common form of everyday writing. Whether the piece of everyday writing is print or digital, it will still have an audience and a purpose, as well as an important meaning behind it.