Writing vs. Intuition?

I was listening to a talk, and someone said something that was fascinating. I have no idea how true it is, but it makes you think. They said that when writing was invented, people were lamenting that it was the death of intuition.

It makes sense. Instead of trying to figure out or feel things for yourself, you just read someone else's account. It would have been a very different way to learn.

I obviously find writing helpful, because it's hard to remember a lot of details. And it lets different people can build off of new ideas. But then again, the whole point of the statement is that we have bad intuition now. Maybe I wouldn't need writing if my intuition was incredible?

Meerkat