Ong notes that with the advent of every new communication technology, inevitably critiques of that technology must ironically utilize it in order to mount their critique-that in fact the technology gives birth to the critique. There is a case to be made for how digital technologies might enhance and democratize the power of the written word, and they might also present a means of negating, eradicating, or eliding the written word.
Make the case for which trend you see winning out, and why. Also, note whether and to what extent digital media (might exemplify what Ong refers to as the "tenaciousness of orality".