What Was The Most Important Consequence Of The Printing Press

Throughout history there have been many new inventions, discoveries, changes, and ideas introduced around the world. One of the most influential inventions was the printing press made by Johannes Gutenberg. In 1450’s he revolutionized the world with this idea of a new way of writing and recording. He changed human communication entirely, but was that the most important consequence of the printing press? Was it the spread of religion or was it the geography and exploration advantages? The spread of thoughts and ideas?
One of the consequences of the printing press was the knowledge we got from geography and exploration. Before the printing press people still traveled and explored of course but it was very limited because of the lack of technology