Socrates and Plato address the Digital Dilemma

In progressing through my current favorite book, "Proust and the Squid...," the author references how Socrates opposed the writing down of stories as he felt it would undermine the depth of the oral culture dominant at that time. Plato on the other hand, rebelled by writing down every word. The author goes on to point out what a contemporary parallel we are witnessing as our students move from a print to a visual world of information. This really intrigues me to realize the relevance of this ancient debate that up to now was unknown to me.