Next century people may be asking “Why learn to type when I just dictate everything into my ring computer”. The century after that it may be controlled by implant.
That's kind of what I'm afraid of. :-\ I know the world is more convenient now, and I wouldn't give up my computer and I like my mass-produced books...but there's still something about hand-written letters and notes, and journals and all. I'd hate to see those disappear entirely.
Perhaps, but I think we will still be writing our personal notes by hand, for the same reason that photography hasn't completely replaced drawing and painting. Most people prefer a masterful painting over a photograph.