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Do we think before we write? Umberto Eco in defense of handwriting

- “The crisis began with the ballpoint pen. Handwriting no longer had soul, style or personality”

- “Many writers, though accustomed to writing on the computer, would sometimes prefer even to impress letters on a clay tablet, just so they could think with greater calm.”

What would he think of twitter?

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