What if I am using Claude as a rubber duck where Claude is the crowdsourced version of all the human thoughts on that topic. It is rerouting all the thoughts ever recorded on that topic through the chatbox to me. Something synergistic could emerge.
I view it as two different things. You need sources of input to stimulate your own thoughts. Historically, talking to others, reading other works, etc. I can see a chatbot as part of that tradition.
But in your own mind, your thoughts are still incomplete. The act of writing them down (or, I imagine, in an oral tradition somehow committing to a specific narration) is very important. IMO, when you delegate that to an LLM, you are not really thinking. It's the same as if you explained your ideas to someone (eg in an interview), and then they ghost wrote the work for you.
Careful consideration is needed. Word selection, grammar, all while keeping the reader in mind. You're sending a message, afterall, so the message should be readable.
And then if you want to tell a message with a different tone, again, you must consider differently.
The considering can be strengthened with exercise.
I can't imagine worrying about signaling as I write: what a huge distraction.
The problem is: this type of thinking and writing takes a lot more time and attention.
How much consideration should you put into a message? It's a personal answer, but also one that can be constrained by time.
Your ideas are based on lots of inputs. Things you read, discussions with others, etc.
But just in your own head they lack clarity. I think this can be deceptive to people, it’s a blind spot. How often have you sat down to talk over some disagreement with someone only to find their own thoughts are a jumble of disjointed ideas that don’t make sense?
