photo © 2010 Eric Ward | more info (via: Wylio ) I'm not right and neither are you. Would that make things easier when you are engaged in an argument? I am, admittedly, a debater. I nearly ALWAYS see the other side whether I try to or not. It's just the way my brain functions. The internet and social media is not designed for that. It's like some sort of communal back-pat. I had a b rushup with another blogger on his site on the issue of listening versus reading on his blog. I wrote about some of the problems with audio here . I see little difference between reading and listening. I can grant that there might be more opportunity for noticing the subtle nuances in voice, but the reality is: if you don't know your audience, or have to write or speak to the broader masses, there is functionally little difference. More nuance means more opportunity to miss the point. That is why the internet/social media reviles sarcas...