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I think the only difference is saturation. In the seventeenth century, having the ability to write, meaning to actually have the materials to do so, wasn't as ubiquitous as it is now. This privilege was reserved for those that were trained to write, had a proven knowledge for their subject etc. Today, anyone with a blog is a writer and therefore the talents of our "writers" seems diminished. However, my guess is that humanity has always and will always have with it fantastic writers, artists and great thinkers.