This article over on Hack-A-Day seemed like it would appeal here. It discusses how the physical aspects of a cheap ballpoint pen are just less well suited to cursive writing as compared to a fountain pen. Enjoy!

  • Reddprawns@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Or people just don’t need to write as much, especially not in cursive since it only adds legibility problems.

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      I think the exact opposite, most people’s (who are old enough to have learned cursive) handwriting are more legible in cursive. A huge amount of people print AWFULLY.

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        1 year ago

        Meanwhile in reality… millions of documents with cursive writing on them from decades ago aren’t legible enough to be transcribed. Being taught cursive DOES NOT mean your cursive is any good. It is far easier for most people to read and write in print which is why you are no longer allowed to use it on any documents of consequence aside from a signature.

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        That’s got to just be practice though, right? If you write primarily in cursive, it’s going to look better. Nowadays, people hardly write at all. As long as I can read my handwriting, it doesn’t really matter in my day-to-day life.

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      𝓦𝓱𝓪𝓽𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓬𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓶𝓮𝓪𝓷?

      (I agree)