Writing destroys memory and weakens thought

Before writing ever existed, knowledge was transmitted through oral discourse. Teachers gave classes, parents taught their children, and it was all done through spoken language. There was never a problem, people just focused on what they were hearing and tried to commit it to memory. The introduction of writing changed many things, methodology being one of them. From then on ideas were written down and conserved for future use. Knowledge had taken on a material form. This was seen in a negative way by some, arguing that our brains would become lazy and our memories destroyed. While there may be some truth in the aforementioned statement, our brains do not become the slugs that it implies. Furthermore, we can strenghten our knowledge base and have it in our hands and at our disposal at any given time. Reading a text a few times will help us understand and withhold its knowledge in a far more efficient manner than by simply listening to it once or twice. In conclusion, the drawbacks to writing are compensated and surpassed by its advantages.