Independence and Individualism

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Essays from West of 98

Words matter. In an age of internet-based conversation, we communicate for speed more than deliberative language. We have the aid of tools like texting shorthand, autocorrect, predictive text, and voice-based typing. It is not conducive to pondering over individual word choice (something that absolutely happens when you write a handwritten letter) and we are worse off

for it.

After last week’s essay…