But everyone can see you're doing that whereas in conversation, easier to deflect & carry on somewhere else & then the thread is lost.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @helpfulatheist3 and
It depends on the audience. Twitter especially tends to lend itself to biased audiences that don't hold you accountable
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Replying to @elibosnick @helpfulatheist3 and
Hold each other accountable when you have a conversation. Audiences will do their own thing wherever they are.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @helpfulatheist3 and
Yeah but if I'm intellectually dishonest I can just NOT do that. Surely you've run into that on Twitter? Not possible in conversation cause
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Replying to @elibosnick @helpfulatheist3 and
Yes, then the convo ends & you don't bother trying to talk to that person again & everyone can see why.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @elibosnick and
Whereas in face to face conversation, you may only realise you've been deflected from the point when you listen to it again later.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @elibosnick and
I like Twitter coz it gives me time to make sure I've understood the other's point & that I'm responding in a unambiguous way.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @helpfulatheist3 and
How would not being able to ask questions in real time be BETTER for communication. For example I don't understand your point NOW. And if
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Replying to @elibosnick @helpfulatheist3 and
Then I can explain. In speech, people tend to listen less than wait for the opportunity to speak again & this can lead to talking past other
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Replying to @HPluckrose @helpfulatheist3 and
I like apples. Why would you say apples aren't delicious?
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Of course, you can do this deliberately online as well but much easier for me to not get carried off on this red herring & lose my thread.
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