Sorry, I was focused in on professional communication. All those emails sent by bosses that feign interest or care. All necessary niceties that can grate on someone once they know many are just masks.
I wasn’t being precise, and I assumed others wouldn’t think about it in such broad terms. I agree that my statement would be silly if it applied to all writing that people get paid for.
One time in college I watched an residence hall community manager write a really polite email that was a few sentences giving the context for their ask and not stepping on toes, and I was like dang that is a whole skill. I would have just been blunt and people wouldn’t like me.
So I agree there is wasted effort in some professional communication.
But on the other hand, some of it is a social skill.
How are journalists, novelists, researchers, etc fake?
Sorry, I was focused in on professional communication. All those emails sent by bosses that feign interest or care. All necessary niceties that can grate on someone once they know many are just masks.
I wasn’t being precise, and I assumed others wouldn’t think about it in such broad terms. I agree that my statement would be silly if it applied to all writing that people get paid for.
Gotcha.
One time in college I watched an residence hall community manager write a really polite email that was a few sentences giving the context for their ask and not stepping on toes, and I was like dang that is a whole skill. I would have just been blunt and people wouldn’t like me.
So I agree there is wasted effort in some professional communication.
But on the other hand, some of it is a social skill.