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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Harder to read, but easier to write.

And not that it matters but there are still fountain pen users, makers, influencers and all that, it's a niche hobby now.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have 20-30 fountain pens. Negative on the cursive.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What's an EDC?

Also enjoy how that commend apparently made people sad lol.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Every day carry?

Im cursive myself but to each their own.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I have a Procyon Platinum, but I stopped carrying it because it would run dry if not left flat. I have not yet found a fountain pen that will work for me if carried vertically in a pocket or backpack.

As far as my preferred daily users, it's the TWSBI Eco--they hold a whole lot of ink and flow very well. I have rolls full of pen after pen I have acquired over the years. It's always the Eco that I go back to. I should probably focus my collection there!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Decent choice, and very collectible, I recommend the twsbi VAC mini and the diamond 580 series as they both have decent capacity and are wet writers, a bit more $ mind you but not astronomical

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Will check it out, cheers!

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So, so much harder to write. Painful, tedious, and unnatural.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I mean I don't see how? it's the equivalent of swiping vs typing on the phone

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Maybe I’m weird, but I still prefer to type vs swipe too. Swipe is super inaccurate and I spend more time fixing errors than typing

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago

And you make more errors with swiping than if you had a physical keyboard.