> The goal of writing is not to have written. It is to have increased your understanding, and then the understanding of those around you. When you are tasked to write something, your job is to go into the murkiness and come out of it with structure and understanding. To conquer the unknown.

Adults now have to be explained, like children, that you can’t just stream info through the eyes and ears and expect to learn anything.

That’s one explanation for this apparent need; there are also more sinister ones.