2026-01-27 18:32 Note Type: idea Tags: writing, analogy

That’s why there’s no replacement for text, and there never will be.

Thoughts that can survive being written into words are on average truer than thoughts that never leave the mind.

You know how you can find a leak in a tire by squirting dish soap on it and then looking for where the bubbles form?

Writing is like squirting dish soap on an idea: it makes the holes obvious.

References:

https://post.substack.com/p/theres-no-replacement-for-text-and?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=737237&post_id=185587251&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=6kmqk&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email