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by zkmon 3 days ago
To extend the argument, even if someone types every single word using their keyboard, they are not quite "writing". They are dictating each letter by pressing at different places on a keyboard. The computer does the writing of each letter using a predefined shape (font). And even someone is writing using a pen, they are only dictating the strokes by moving the pen in different directions, while the pen, ink and paper are bringing the letters into existence.