Scott Jenson@scottjenson@social.coop
People tend to see the worst:
In 1963, the USPS launched ZIP Codes and 2 letter state abbreviations, sparking huge backlash. Conservatives called it a step toward a "communist" style of government reducing people down to numbers.
These changes were made to accommodate the limitations of IBM mainframes at the time, which could only handle 23 chars for city, state, & zip code.
But it wasn't a communist plot! Navigating change is hard
https://www.historyassociates.com/usps-history/