Scholarly Article Response #1

Alexander Reid's article on the the evolution of writing was certainly a fascinating one. One thought that this article provoked was how the advances of technology have yielded such great change in writing. In my mind, it seems like writing is much important now than it has been. Using social media and the internet, writers and authors have access to millions of people every single day, something that has never before happened in the history of writing. Furthermore, I was fascinated by Reid's breakdown of the evolution of writing and how it affected cognitive thought. Since the technology available to writers has increased throughout time, it was interesting to read how the evolution of writing (such as mythic and scientific) was spurred on by the technological advances. I wonder, after reading the article, what the next big change will be in writing. Perhaps it has already arrived.