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For the simple reason that humanity has evolved over thousands of years to consume and spread knowledge via the same tried-and-true methods. They're commonplac
by julianlam 4y ago
For the simple reason that humanity has evolved over thousands of years to consume and spread knowledge via the same tried-and-true methods.
They're commonplace online because they work.
When in 20 years, humans are literally beaming terabytes of data straight into their brains every hour, I'll still occasionally enjoy some "slow", yet rich in nuance, communications.
- Karrot_Kream 4y agoHave they? I mean humans spent most of their anthropological existence doing none of the sort. Moreover norms over how people conversed, when they conversed, and how openly they conversed widely varied based on culture, social standing, and gender. In many societies women weren't allowed to talk to many other people. It's fine to prefer the ephemeral communication of IRC I'm just not sure if appealing to history is a good justification.