I meant to make a point about how the internet has made unedited written conversation far more prevalent in everyday life. Edited and peer-reviewed writing is different from the majority of what people read and write on a daily basis (including myself, because obviously my initial comment could’ve used more time in the oven)
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Hadriscus@lemm.ee 2 years agoI agree that text is poor in conveying intent, tone, etc. but text predates the internet by at least a couple years
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Hadriscus@lemm.ee 2 years ago
Absolutely, I understand. I was trying to be humorous but clearly text has failed me, and humanity at large, once again.
Klear@lemmy.world 2 years ago
The oldest written text I’ve found in three seconds of research in contained in this ancient meme, which is believed to have originated in the early days of the internet. So while it’s not enough to disprove your claim, it seems to suggest that text and internet actually started roughly at the same time, possibly building on top of each other.
Hadriscus@lemm.ee 2 years ago
See this is why I love Lemmy. There’s always an academic around to point you in the right direction. Cheers !