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Speech is not the same as writing. It is not interchangeable. It's not easy to compose writing aloud. Speech is a poor interface for manipulating words like that. Have you ever seen something like an ex tempore speech or panel discussion or radio interview transcribed in writing? It can be almost incomprehensible.

They are different processes. You do want to see the words laid out. And you want to point at them. Drag them around. Drag and drop.

The 3 generations that spent their entire life behind a PC in the 20/21st century will be seen as crazy as the soldiers who spend all day underground to click a button inside a missile silo.

our hunched backs and strained eyes are noble signs of the craft which go back thousands of years

the remains of Ancient Egyptian scribes show neck vetebrae wear and repetitive strain type injury to the wrist and thumb

edit: for the curious https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-63549-z

craft is overrated. you clearly are a writer, which is noble, but most people aren't they just want to communicate as best as possible fast - the llm can just take their rambling and insert a summary.

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