I think it’s far more likely that his blindness influenced his writing style than his choice of writing implement. If you can’t go back and read what you just

I think it’s far more likely that his blindness influenced his writing style than his choice of writing implement. If you can’t go back and read what you just wrote, it results in a concision of thought - formulate a sentence in your mind, transcribe. Repeat. When you can read back what you’re writing, it lends much more scope for punning, for long, tangential sentences - as the paper becomes your short term memory. This holds particularly true for a not only blind but aging mind, with a slowly diminishing capacity for short-term recall. So, did the typewriter turn him into a machine-man? No. His blindness mandated a modification to his mode of expression, and the transcription technology he chose. I can’t help but think of the allegory of the tightrope walker and the jester, reading this.