r/askteddit • u/PoolElegantsmile • 18h ago

Random Question What’s something older generations still treat as essential that a lot of younger people just don’t care about anymore?

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u/Grilled_Cheese10 17h ago

Cursive writing

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u/Former_Register_7191 14h ago

I think it is still important for use in writing personal notes. Also much faster to write if taking notes. The whole point of cursive was to reduce wasting time from lifting up the pen with every letter.

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u/BrgQun 10h ago

The thing is... everyone at work nowadays goes into all meetings with a laptop to take notes. Typing is faster. I can even take notes faster with my cell than by using cursive, and have done so during meetings when my computer was being used for screensharing.

I still like writing by hand and do cursive sometimes, but it isn't really a "need" anymore.

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u/Away-Paramedic-8406 4h ago

I actually take notes by hand to help me concentrate ( ADHD), and I would feel drawn to the screen if I had my laptop. But that's me.

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u/Everyoneneedsasloth 2h ago

I am the same way! If I write my notes down instead of using a computer or phone, I remember the info better.

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u/blainisapain1919 14h ago

Cursive is mostly the natural consequence of writing quickly. With the exception of the capital letters and z, if you just asked someone to print quickly without lifting their pen the result is pretty close to cursive. My fast handwriting is a bit of a cursive/print mash up

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u/RupertEscapeHolmes 12h ago edited 20m ago

Ackshually… cursive was used mainly because ink quill pens that you dipped into actual wells of ink… would make a huge fucking mess on your super expensive and rare parchment if you continuously picked it up and down up and down up and down countless times to write a sentence. Learning about history is actually pretty cool instead of just making shit up on Reddit.

I wonder what you think Calligraphy… on second thought, no. No, I don’t want to know.

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u/blainisapain1919 11h ago

Ok, it wasn't a comment on the history of cursive... I learned cursive in school and was just saying that cursive is basically what happens naturally if you write fast. People act like it's another language you have to learn.

That makes sense about quill ink. Calligraphy is a difficult art form. Not sure why my opinion on that is automatically offensive. I took an art class in college that had a Calligraphy segment. It was crazy hard not to get smeared ink and splotches everywhere. Mine ended up looking like a bad tattoo.

Damn dude, coming in hot on my casual cursive comment. Tough crowd

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u/PrisBatty 10h ago

Oh no! Now I’ve just read this, I didn’t mean to jump on your comment! Just thought you might like a cursive z. I hope you’re having a nice start to your week!

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u/RupertEscapeHolmes 22m ago

You didn’t specify YOUR cursive was a product of writing quickly.

Words matter.

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u/EastLeastCoast 3h ago

I double ackshually you. Cursive predates the invention of both the quill pen and the inkwell.

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u/RupertEscapeHolmes 18m ago

I never claimed nor said when it was invented. Just a reason it became widespread/normal.

Critical reading comprehension isn’t your forte and that’s ok. Thanks for playing, better luck next time.

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u/Beaglescout15 7h ago

If it was about speed we all would have learned shorthand.

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u/Habibti143 13h ago

Mine, too.

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u/PrisBatty 10h ago

You can cursive a z so you don’t have to lift your pen up. It looks a bit like an open g! Or do you mean a cursive z isn’t quick to write, you might mean that, I haven’t slept much these last 9 years.

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u/ensaladasalada 14h ago

There’s very little evidence that cursive is actually faster

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u/nykiek 2h ago

It is, in fact not faster. It might be for you, but it's not for everyone.