Ask HN: What is the future for postal services?

Hi, I run a service that allows our customers to send snail mail from their desktop directly into the country of destination.

I’m writing an article about the future of postal services, but as I’m working in the industry I have developed tunnel vision. That’s why I would like to ask your opinion what you think the future for snail mail (thus excluding parcels)/ postal services world wide will be.

Keep in mind that currently roughly 70% of the world population, that includes siblings and senior citizens, don’t have an internet connection.

Will we e.g. in the year 2500 al have an implant in our brain where we “receive” emails as thoughts? And pay the bills by simply agreeing to pay with a thought?

Will the digital divide be so large that there are two subspecies of humans? The online and offline tribes?

Will all postal/communication privacy be gone?

Will everything postal be automated in such a way that there is basically no need for postal communication between parties with human approval?

Please share your thought no matter how wacky, strange or disturbing they might seem.

Remarks I use for the article will of course be credited to your name.

Thank you very much for your input.

Colin