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DaVinci wrote without using capitals or punctuation.

Drew Houston wrote his Dropbox apology without using capitals.

And grammar... Well, grammar sometimes be subjective, y'dig?

It took me a long time to set aside my prejudice for people who had trouble writing perfectly. But once I did, and once I actually listened to what they were saying, I was often surprised to discover that those people turned out to be smarter than I was. Or more experienced. Or had some unique insight that I hadn't considered before.

Of course, Occam's Razor suggests that the simple explanation is I'm "just another dummy".

Or could it be that form without substance is rubbish?





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