I think his argument against books is better explained as that he was against the mindless consumption of media? Absorbing information without discussing it through spoken word. He must have been all for using art and literature as a means to express ideas, that’s what he did.
Then putting this up against new technologies becomes more interesting.





Excellent. That’s your initial observation. Now formulate a testable hypothesis, operationalise your variables, design a controlled experiment, collect sufficient data, replicate your findings, and submit your results for peer review.
Get back to us when you do.