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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dfxm12 a day ago | parent [-]

Not to mention, misunderstandings crop up in text all the time, often due to lack of tone being conveyed

Can you elaborate on this? "Tone" is something that inherently has to be interpreted, so it doesn't make sense that you're attributing this as a quality that shields from misunderstandings.

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squigz a day ago | parent [-]

People attribute tone to text that the writer may not have intended. For example, someone might write something that is very brusque, but still meant it lightly, and people may interpret this as overly rude or aggressive - while had they spoken it, their tone would've conveyed their intent.

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dfxm12 a day ago | parent [-]

You're making assumptions.

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squigz a day ago | parent [-]

This whole thread is full of assumptions.

	▲	dfxm12 a day ago \| parent [-]
		OK, as long as you know you're just making stuff up, that's fine with me.