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Originally Posted by manaboutown
And the dumbing down continues...
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Do you use a microwave oven?
Do you own a Swiffer?
Do you wash your clothes in a machine or on a washboard?
Do you dry your clothes in a machine, or out on a line in the yard?
Do you use the computer to get information, or do you rely exclusively on paper or word of mouth in-person?
Do you hand-write letters to family, or do you call them?
If you hand-write them, do you use a ball-point, gel, or marker pen? Or do you use a fountain pen that you have to dip into the inkwell to use?
If you call them, do you manually dial their phone number, or do you just touch a finger to their name on a screen (or ask alexa to call them on your behalf)?
So many conveniences have become routine, because - they're convenient, efficient, and pragmatic.
Their predecessors are now considered novelties, artifacts, eccentricities, and in some cases, even "art." Cursive is one of those things. It is not a necessary thing to know in the modern world. But it is still an artform and those who can do it well, should encourage others to learn it.
My natural cursive writing is horrible. Oddly enough, I am also a decent calligrapher.