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How does writing create distance?

In my opinion, writing creates distance simply because writing is a form of communication that can be done over a long distance. Even though talking on the phone can be done at great distances, when talking on the phone you are able to hear the voice and feel as if they are right next to you. Writing, as in writing letters, takes a day or two to be received. This causes a lapse in the communication process and definitely distances the people. There isn't the instant gratification in writing as there is in speech. Writing takes a thought that is then processed and actually written out on some object and then it is read by another. This causes the reader to have to read everything before a reaction can be followed through with. When I am writing emails to people, it seems so hard to try and fit everything into a flowing manner when so many questions are asked. It would be so much easier to just answer them one at a time in person.