| ▲ | _Algernon_ a day ago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
>This is simply not true. Writing - particularly in the context of instant messages sent during work - cannot convey tone, and it is far less asynchronous than being able to have a conversation with someone. It is though. The amount of thought that can be put into writing is at least 1-2 orders of magnitude greater. The amount of thought that can be put into conversational speech is limited to roughly one second per second. Writing also has the benefit of maintaining a record of what was said. The number of misunderstandings that could have been a avoided by writing is staggering. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | squigz a day ago | parent [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The amount of thought that can be put into writing as a function of total time thinking/communicating is probably nearly the same or less than talking. That is, if you spend a second figuring out what you're going to say, you can put more thought into your words. > Writing also has the benefit of maintaining a record of what was said. The number of misunderstandings that could have been a avoided by writing is staggering. Not everything needs to be recorded - and when it does, one can record the conversation, or take notes. Not to mention, misunderstandings crop up in text all the time, often due to lack of tone being conveyed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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