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by G.B. McBride
The written word will be outlawed by the NWO in an attempt to better control the past, so they can rule the present and guarantee their victory into the future. It is already ev...read more
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by Todd Pheifer
Who can predict the future? We are so curious about what is ahead, that we struggle to ponder the present aspects of life. On the one hand, it seems obvious that written text w...read more
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We can all see major changes in communication. Chat rooms replacing the playgrounds. Texting/Emailing replacing flyers and post-its. Will written text survive.. yes but at a fra...read more
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by Lisa Fillers
Hand written text will probably not survive as a communication medium more than another generation. The largest red alert to this is that some school systems are already droppi...read more
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by Sean Curtis
For better or for worse, written text will one day be extinct. At least, that's that way things appear to be trending. Years ago I caught an episode of Star Trek, The Next Ge...read more
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by Joan of Arc
There is no chance whatsoever of written text surviving as a communication medium for more than another 20 years and that's the maximum limit I would put on it. A friend of m...read more
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by J. B. Well
It is a sad thing to accept, but the written text is becoming less and less visible to Americans as the age of computers and other technologies are beginning to dominate. You c...read more
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by Chance Clift
I agree that this question is a bit vague in its wording. However, I can foresee physical, written text declining over the next century to the point of near extinction. The ...read more
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One hopes that the written word will survive, however with the increase in various other methods of communication, it does not seem too likely. As our time progresses we realiz...read more
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by Magi White
Communication is a way of "transporting" ideas, beliefs, philosophies, in an emotional, physical and spiritual way. Spirituality is also evolving as we aquire more knowledge a...read more
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Written text will not survive In my opinion, written text will not survive in the future. In today's world, people look to computer's for everything. You must realize that ...read more
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by Eric Lannak
Written text will survive as a communication medium for two main reasons; 1.) We don't have anything that can replace it, and 2.) Society as we know could not survive without it...read more
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by Cody Hodge
It is hard to believe, or at least at this point in time, it is hard to imagine that the written word will ever truly die. Even in 2008 there are still many roadblocks when it c...read more
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by Ben Hughes
Written text has been around in some form for thousands of years and just because technology is bringing new forms of communication, it doesn't mean that written text will disap...read more
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by Alex Cull
Is written text doomed to die out? At first glance, this might seem to be a real possibility. Fewer people are reading books and newspapers; on the other hand, digital media are...read more
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I am employed by a newspaper. No, I'm not on the writing staff. I deliver bundles to businesses and foot carriers to the tune of some 1100 each night. On Sundays, this increases...read more
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There is no question that nothing can beat the speed of access to an infinite amount of information than that of a computer connected to the Internet. I would consider myself a...read more
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by Ian Navas
A former boss of mine, who was completely computer illiterate and opposed to his industry's new direction towards paperless, once told me in one simple short sentence why the wo...read more
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Written text has survived all other technological advances over the years, from the typewriter, word processing, even computers which were supposed to create the paperless offic...read more
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Will anything else survive? The Torah, aka the Old Testament, has been around for 3000 years: wait for new media to beat that record before jumping to conclusions. [Note: a rea...read more
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by Das Govind
Yes ,I think that the written text will survive as a communication medium. People , especially the older generation say that it is more personal to speak to someone directly tha...read more
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by Donna LaHale
As far back as civilization has existed, man has been writing to communicate. Drawings on cave walls, elaborate hieroglyphics on the tombs of ancient rulers. Texts on fabric s...read more
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by Barry Marcus
Ebooks have made little inroad against printed versions. Even serious computer addicts (like me) that spend their time on-line reading blogs, comments and articles prefer a news...read more
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Someone told me back in the early 1990s that by the year 2000 we could eliminate filing cabinets because there would be no reason for hard copy. It is now 2008, and I am buried...read more
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I may be old fashioned but sitting in a comfortable chair with a book in my hands is one of life's greatest pleasures. There is nothing like the feel of holding a book and esca...read more
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Although many people may think our fast evolving world will slowly dilute the written word, extinguishing the need to communicate with pen and paper. History itself would have b...read more
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On a Saturday night at the local mall one of the stores that is packed is the bookstore. Although information is easily accessible to individuals the lure and feel of books in ...read more
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by Lang Zaam
The written text will survive unless we all vanish from this planet. The assurances are simple, written text was limited to a few thousands of years. The reading of the written ...read more
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There can be no real question as to whether or not written communication will continue to be used as an indemniable link between people all over the globe for as long as we as a...read more
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The written text will survive one of the greatest communication mediums of all times. There are plenty of persons who do not go in for all the technology out there these days....read more
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You can never be 100% sure what will happen in the future, but it is extremely unlikely that written text will ever disappear. If the question was "will printed text survive" th...read more
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