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I think hand-writing is gone already, save a few hipsters who like it more for the calm and repetitiveness than because they actually need to write what they are writing.

I can write 20x faster with a keyboard and I won't have cramps after a few minutes. And I don't think painful hands are a prerequisite for deep thought.

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I'll kindly disagree here, because I both type and write a lot. Yes, typing is faster than writing, but that's not the point of writing.

Writing's speed and correction limits makes me think and filter before I actually write. This allows me to form clearer thoughts in less time. I arrive to a better place, faster.

Also, neither writing nor typing cramps my hands, and I do both of them for hours if I need to. That's interesting.

I'm slowly collecting research focusing on differences on typing and writing, but the landscape is barren. I'll publish a list when I have sufficient resources at hand.

How would you know?

I was born with hands, I know how having hands feels.

As well say you were born with the ability to acquire language, so you know how it feels to speak every language in the world. Have fun with that.

hahahaha

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