I'd go a bit further: for those who have terrible handwriting (or spelling, or both) typing has played a big role in landing an education or job. Before modern

I'd go a bit further: for those who have terrible handwriting (or spelling, or both) typing has played a big role in landing an education or job. Before modern word processing it was much harder for these people to be taken seriously. I don't doubt that writing by hand can be very useful to many, maybe even most people, but it's not for everyone.