I share this observation. Besides typing ability (many never 'taught' and use the two index finger method), I think the mediums they used to communicate in their heyday had more friction (handwritten letters, typewriters, etc.), which encouraged being economical / precise.
Does anyone routinely text/e-mail with successful businessmen in their 50s and 60s? Are they terse with their communication because they can't type/text fast or is it because concision is the key to good communication?
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Yeah I know dudes who are worth mountains of money who two finger type. My dad, who would be a lot older, stuck with two-finger type writer until I turned about 10, and then he would dictate letters for me to type.
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LOL I bet my 53 year old thumbs are almost as quick as yours and Zep's
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I’ve seen your dms. I believe that
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Yup, phone phone phone. These rich dudes just do calls all day.
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They can't type
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IMHO both, the latter being the bottleneck. I naively attribute it to "having seen a lot and noticed that adding more words seldom gets a better result", but I cannot say with confidence that it's the real cause.
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