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What is the real impact of writing?
Do people receive something new or are they only willing and able to be open for something which confirms their already estableshed knowledge? It might be that they are open for something new, but then this must somehow fit in their established concepts and world view. To be able to receive something really new there must happen a shift in their consciousness and this can't happen through something written.
We can share common thoughts and feelings but I guess it is an illusion to believe it is possible to transmit in ones writing a push towards a transformation or a shift.
So when writing is mainly done because of the need to express oneself, there is often the hope connected that this might change people for a better...
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Writing can impact people in many ways, it just depends on the person. Mostly authors are impacted by what they write. Yes, thay benefit from being able to express themselves, but they also have the opportunity to become more creative, expand their knowledge limits...When I write I feel like I am impacted by having the chance to get away from this world and enter a new one. Readers are impacted by writing too, but each of us is impacted by it in different ways.Just think about your favorite piece of writing and you can see how that relates to you...
Sometimes I also feel that different writers get different things from writing, so every person is impacted in a different way, though they are impacted...
