Off the top of my head, writing:
2. makes it easy to store, copy, and spread information
3. encourages literacy
4. reduces the need for teachers and thus makes education cheaper
5. creates jobs such as industries for publishing and stationery
6. makes knowledge last centuries or even millennia
7. allows thinkers to have a lasting legacy
8. prevents ideas from being lost to time
9. aids with language learning and translation
10. fosters diplomacy and trade
There are many others. The prevalence of literacy is a bellwether for civilization.
I should add that in addition to more popular video and audio media, writing is much simpler to produce and does not even require electricity.
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