I addressed this a few years ago in a blog post (submitted to HN today: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31413840 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31413

I addressed this a few years ago in a blog post (submitted to HN today: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31413840 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31413840) >Asymmetric communication is wonderful – it’s how we learn of ancient peoples, news stories from around the world, etc. But it has a major drawback, too. >Because asymmetric communication takes less effort on the part of the communicator, they can refuse to engage with their audience in a focused fashion. Indeed, that is the benefit of being able to write: being able to reach an audience without having to focus on them while you are talking.