I think that each era of communication just keeps getting better an better! I am not that old, but I remember when all we had were home phones. Long distance calls were quite expensive, even within the country. Now we can talk to anybody anywhere in the world as much as we want for much cheaper. I had a long-distance relationship for about a year and I was able to talk to my girlfriend by audio or video chat every day, anytime we wanted. She was across the ocean! Even just 15 years ago it would have been hard to imagine that you would be able to send video and photos from a cell phone anywhere in the world. I remember being pretty amazed that somebody did a video chat from the street in their city, now it's totally normal.