Go ahead and write it!

The open letters were part reminiscent and part update on the country’s trajectory, and yet another part, a plea for inspiration as the country was reckoning with the end of a long stretch of economic growth.

Because he is a historian, most likely, he saw his open letters and others he wrote, as a representation of the past and present, as well as his record for posterity. I would like to assume that the said reporter, now a newspaper owner, probably wrote his open letter by hand and later transcribed it on his newspaper’s desktop computer, to make it ready for printing. As with most technology, I am almost certain that the computer made his open letter writing effective, perhaps even convenient. But as you will see below, there is nothing like a hand written letter.