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But how is that a positive that people that cannot give a fuck about writing coherent thoughts down to share them can now hog your attention with something that has no clever meaning whatsoever? Is talking just for the sake of talking a good thing in your book?

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> people that cannot give a fuck about writing coherent thoughts down

That's clearly not the type of people they are talking about. For some people expressing their thoughts in words is really, really hard. It doesn't mean they don't give a damn. Just like being in a wheelchair doesn't necessarily make you lazy.

At the risk of sounding extremely insensitive, I am not interested in hearing the thoughts of someone if for them expressing them into words is really, really hard. I would be interested in reading the 30% or so that comes from them, but not at the cost of having to skim through the rest of the slop.

My attention is a finite resource.

Then don't read it. You're not as important as you think you are.

Do you realize there is no comment on this entire website of any real importance, including yours? Someone saying their reasons for agreeing with the article isn't something worthy of shut-downs and insults.

That's what TFA is about

> For some people expressing their thoughts in words is really, really hard.

I suspect it is for everybody, but I might be blowing smoke up my own ass.

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