This calls to mind the vision of the future in HG Wells' The Time Machine, in which the human race…

…oose to write as a way to clarify their thinking, and those who don’t — because they won’t have to. He draws a parallel between writing and going to the gym. Before the industrial revolution, manual labor made most people strong. Now, if you want to be physically fit… you work out. Strong people exist, but only by choice.
“A world divided into writes and write-nots is more dangerous than it sounds”
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This calls to mind the vision of the future in HG Wells' The Time Machine, in which the human race has split into the enfeebled, childlike Eloi, and the brutish, bestial Morlocks.
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Written by Matthew Clapham4.1K Followers
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Professional translator by day. Writer of silly and serious stuff by night. Also by day, when I get fed up of tedious translations. Founder of Iberospherical.
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