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It may seem strange considering he is the man who helped create one of the world’s greatest methods of communication, but Dorsey had a lot of trouble expressing himself and communicating with others as a young man.

EARLY LIFE As a young boy growing up in St. Louis in the early 1980s, Dorsey struggled to communicate with his family and fellow students due to a speech impediment. “I could pronounce [words] in my head, but they just would not come out,” he explained. This made forging friendships challenging and uncomfortable for him, so he ended up spending most of his time at home with his two younger brothers. As Dorsey grew older, it became apparent that he needed help. His parents brought him to a speech therapist to help him learn how to speak properly. Dorsey seized the opportunity to improve and

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