2,400 years ago, Socrates warned that the written word would weaken memory. He feared people would stop remembering for themselves, relying instead on external records, trading wisdom for the appearance of it. Today, the conversation continues. Studies show that childhood exposure to things like Pokémon can shape parts of the brain that remain inactive in others, a testament to how technology sculpts our neurology. AI and screen time are doing the same now, reconfiguring cognition while old skills atrophy. Was the invention of writing the first step toward transhumanism? Maybe fire was. Maybe every tool changes what it means to be human. Just like Socrates questioned writing, we can question today’s technologies, not with fear, but with intention. What kind of minds are we cultivating? We are so plastic.