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That’s exactly the beauty. Not being beholden to the exact phrasing of something texted a year ago. It doesn’t matter. The Entire History Of You was spot on. I

• EvanAnderson 5y ago
  We are beholden to what we say whether it's recorded verbatim or in the biological memories of others. I'd rather be beholden to an exact record versus fallible and mutable human memory. I try to choose my words very carefully. I can't control somebody else's memory about what I said. If they're "offloading" that memory to a data storage mechanism I can at least be reasonably assured my original words will be preserved. re: interrupting conversations - Yeah. That sounds like a dick move, and not something I'd do. The whole "I'll go look this up on xxx reference site" that some people inject into conversations can be maddening. Rarely do I hold a phone or look at a screen while I'm talking to others. I wish more people did that. I do think there's good value in referencing old communication if it's something the parties agree has value. If I'm working with somebody to make a decision that could be better-informed by way of looking up old communication I'm going to suggest it, but I'm not going to actually do it unsolicited.