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For me text is perhaps the most liberating means of communicating thought. Writing requires no investment or specials tools, and anyone can produce professional
by mattbierner 9y ago
For me text is perhaps the most liberating means of communicating thought. Writing requires no investment or specials tools, and anyone can produce professional, groundbreaking work. And, of all the means of expressing thought, text is the only medium that truly frees the mind from the body. The quality of writing does not depend on what the author’s voice sounds like or what they look like or how fast they can think and react.
The internet promised to give everyone a voice and by moving away from text we would give up an important part of that ideal. There’s a place for audio and video sure, but I deeply hope there will also always be a place and an audience for writing
- YouAreGreat 9y agoWestern governments have been pushing for internet connection speeds far in excess of what's needed for text for exactly this reason. The competitive advantage from large capital resources is far greater with video than with text. As the internet turns into TV 2.0, the little people can crawl back under whatever rock they live under and the old order of media-democracy is restored.
- xapata 9y agoReally, a conspiracy?
- IntronExon 9y agoif They’re pushing, it is in a weird and ineffective way which neglects the last mile issue and supports the like of Comcast and Verizon killing something like Google Fiber with nonsensical bureaucratic hurdles. As conspiracy theories go, it’s a particularly shabby one.