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More like, being able to serialize your thought process well fosters interoperability with fellow human beings. Written word lasts longer and goes further.
by Qem 5y ago
More like, being able to serialize your thought process well fosters interoperability with fellow human beings. Written word lasts longer and goes further.
- rednerrus 5y agoAnd writing/editing helps to serialize your thought process.
- dTal 5y agoIt's more than that. Reifying your mental symbols affords better and more complex symbol manipulation. It's the same principle behind writing down equations instead of doing them in your head.
- waste_monk 5y agoI thought it was more that the human brain "stack" is very small and thus unsuitable for complex operations with many variables. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magical_Number_Seven,_Plus_or_Minus_Two https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magical_Number_Seven,_Plus...