Before long, the quality of the printed word was as excellent as it could be, considering the technology. Fast-forward to 1984. When Apple introduced the Macintosh, the personal printing revolution started. The ratio of typographers to this new kind of printer was dismal. And the results many people crank from their computers and printers is, well, not so good.
Newspapers now suffer the same way.
Not so long ago, the selection of type offered to newsies was rigid. But now, it's as free and open as ever, with results that sometimes startle. I can think of has a great typographer, but even he can't stop copy editors from botching type. The untrained reader won't recognize the difference between good and bad type usage, but they no doubt will feel it in some subliminal way. And the feel of their old friend will in some way welcome them or repel them.