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by indus 1333 days ago
Three core mediums that transfer human knowledge:

- spoken words (live events, political speeches, etc)

- recorded words

- written words (blogs, books, papers)

Spoken words have the highest activation energy. Hence, the value that we expect is very very high. There is commitment of time.

Recorded words are speeches, discussions, lectures. Lower than listening something live.

Written words have the highest volume in today’s society. Also the lowest activation energy for the writer.

If written words are not edited, thought through, the increasing volume adds to the noise rather than a better signal.