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> How long to write a long email? How long to speak to someone?

How long to deliver a speech. How long to send a one-sentence IM?

> Text is the least efficient of all forms of commutations.

Less efficient than semaphore or smoke signals?

In reality, text is very efficient form of communication, and it has the benefit of being asynchronous.



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