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Writing’s extension of consciousness has a direct effect on identity. As philosopher Robert Spaemann argued in Persons: The Difference Between ‘Someone’ and ‘Something,’ “the constitution of personal identity is inseparable from the process of self-externalizing.” This process, in his view, took place in recollection rather than direct experience. ... See more
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Speaking and typing are the best mediums for getting a thought out before its lost, but I'm convinced that synthesizing concepts and ideas is best done longhand (as the additional friction/effort to write it out acts as its own compression filter).
We rework words when putting them to paper, because text shapes our thoughts too. Different media culture different memes. Each medium constructs and supports different forms of cognition.