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Re:Why can't America teach writing? by omginternets on Saturday September 16, 2023 @10:10PM (#37540796)
That tells us that people aren’t writing as much as they should, not that writing isn’t a valuable skill.

Looking at the top quartile of every profession I have been involved in, those people consistently write more and better than their peers.

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Re:Why can't America teach writing? by nonethewiser on Monday September 18, 2023 @06:08AM (#37554269)
> That tells us that people aren’t writing as much as they should, not that writing isn’t a valuable skill.

It depends on what it means by valuable. We may value it, sure, but in his example the poor communication didnt hurt their performance reviews or salaries.

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Re:Why can't America teach writing? by omginternets on Monday September 18, 2023 @01:02PM (#37558819)
Valuable means “having a significant positive impact on one’s career opportunities”.
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