"When we write in ways that a red pen wouldn't approve of, we give our interlocutors the chance to show that they care more about us as a living human presence than they do about some long-dead or absent authority, by not derailing the conversation with moralizing "corrections"." I agree with this quote. When we share our feelings or emotions with a "weak" writing, people tend to think that it is more informal, personal and intimate than a very formal text. But here, I find that they completely oppose the conventional way to write, with the informal way. Is one better that the other? Should we think about modifying how we teach the kids in school? Would that be beneficial for the future generations not to "derailing the conversation with moralizing "corrections".
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- Dec 2021
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www.theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com
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I’m not thinking the way I used to think. I can feel it most strongly when I’m reading. Immersing myself in a book or a lengthy article used to be easy.
I thought this sentence was very interesting because it is how I feel also. The Internet is here to make things easier for us, we don't have to remember anything or to thing as much as we used to. But loosing the habit to read and thing by ourselves may also by synonyme of not being as critical as we were.
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- Oct 2021
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www.wired.com www.wired.com
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“Do we keep these bots because we think they reflect public opinion at large? Or do we think that people are so simpleminded they let obvious bots tell them what to think?”
I think this is a very interesting quote. It made me think about the news we read nowadays and how we read it. We can ask ourselves if the information is true and really reflects the reality, or if this is censored or embellished. In this case, isn't our opinion shaped by the media and the way they decide to share the information?
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