I've been watching people typing here and there.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

94. I think the most problematic issue here is omitting the simple step of reading what we write

before sending it out to the world. Or course, even professional authors need proofreaders--when self-checking it's common to read what we meant to write rather than what we did write--but, most blatant errors are easily caught and corrected if one bothers to check and fix. What with rampant autocorrect and the limitations of most mobile keyboards, I definitely make far more typographical errors on mobile devices. I also tend to post more impulsively, though I try remind myself to check and fix even more consistently.

Aside from typos, we could edit our writing a bit. Instead, we're constantly publishing first drafts. I've taught writing, so I know how much clearer and more impactful a message can be with even a little bit of effort applied.

Might just be that background, as well as a touch of OCD, but it does bother me that there's so much mangled writing out there.

Not to mention the clutter.

I don't say it's necessarily any generation, but a product of ubiquitous social media and perhaps a failure to distinguish between public and private as well as unimportant and unimportant information.

We come to feel our input is vital in all instances. For instance, Amazon's questions about listed products that are posed to the crowd of other customers. There is some usefulness to this, but often the answers posted are wrong. Someone asks for the measurements of an item and 5 people post 5 different "answers."

OK, maybe they tried, but what about the people who post, "I don't know" as an answer? Strikes me as an example of how a little bit of self reflection could improve the situation. It doesn't occur to people that the question isn't "What do you know about this?" but "What are the facts about this?" How could someone think the world needs to know that particular person does not know that answer?

Well, as you can see, the subject definitely interests me! There's a lot of good in the tech we have access to, but newer is not always better. And "the way things are" is not always best. Sadly, when you bring it up, people tend to get insulted rather than thoughtfully analyzing the situation.