Charles Manson was a known book reader. Yet society ignored the clues until it was too late. Mere words cannot describe the vast range of content now available on paper. Much of this, to be sure, is harmless nonsense, such as the installation instructions that come with popular software products. But paper is by far the favorite medium of pornographers.
Ransom notes use paper as well.
Several years ago a scientific journal published instructions for building a nuclear bomb. An irresponsible rumor can be set in type, and then printed and distributed by the millions, with no guarantee whatsoever of its accuracy. Paper poses a special peril to children. Unlike a computer, a filthy magazine can easily be snuck into the house in an innocent-looking lunchbox. It can be hidden under a pile of sweat clothes in the bottom dresser drawer.