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I actually think we reached peak word processing. The only word processed documents that I ever see are things that nobody will ever read, such as HR announceme
by analog31 4y ago
I actually think we reached peak word processing. The only word processed documents that I ever see are things that nobody will ever read, such as HR announcements, functional procedures, and dissertations. Today, more people write in the e-mail editor or chat app. Even students no longer need word processing. When my kids were in grade school, they were required to follow formatting standards that included page margins, for documents that would never be printed. Today, they use whatever cloud editor is convenient.
I wonder how much of today's software is designed to make us more productive or efficient, by helping us manage... software?
- mymythisisthis 4y agoI read a small municipal report from the early 1980s, and it was so refreshing to read; very slim, got to the point. Probably because somehow had to type it by hand, so anything not useful was edited out. By the late 1980s in offices and the early 90s at home, it became too easy to copy+paste. Document lengths spiraled out of control.