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by qwery 1249 days ago
On the other hand, the interaction is mostly with total strangers and is almost always in text form. Most of the time you don't even have to see their faces!

(also I don't understand why there wouldn't be subtext)

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Do you mean this one? Please explain, I don’t understand what you’ve meant with the first part of your response.

The subtext that’s missing is how something is said: The sarcastic tone, sing-song intonation, the short pause, the smirk, the small sentence that turns into a little rant, curtness, an abrupt ending, the barely suppressed yawns, crossed arms, smiling eyes.

I think most importantly, a direct, face-to-face, breathed air-to-breathed air conversation is vulnerable, you’re communicating much more than you ever could in textual form, and you immediately get feedback how what you’ve said is perceived, you might try a different approach, and say something you’ve never intended to do whilst in the flow.