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I am old enough to remember when email wasn't even thought of yet, and I used it before almost anyone knew what I was doing. It remains the single most widely adopted digital communications tool--you need an email address to sign up for many other messaging systems. I have two children now in their 20s and we correspond mainly by sms, email, and also phone calls. They really don't know what to do if something needs to be mailed using paper and stamps, but they still email stuff all the time. It is really a matter of using what is the most appropriate tool for the message, and email is often the best. Sure, I use SMS for short messages that someone won't need to reference again in the future. But, I am often sending links to something, attachments, phone numbers, etc. I have yet to see any reliable longterm solution to finding such things in your Instant messages.
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