▲ 152 ▼ What skills did almost everybody have 50 years ago, but few people have today? (slrpnk.net) submitted 7 months ago by SolarBoy@slrpnk.net to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 239 comments fedilink hide all child comments I suppose it would be mostly practical skills, cooking, fixing things. Usually had to be done by people themselves. Maybe also mental things like navigating (with or without paper map) and remembering their daily and weekly agendas. What other things would be a big difference with the people today?
[–] AshMan85@lemmy.world 52 points 7 months ago (2 children) Writing in cursive permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 16 points 7 months ago (2 children) This is such a good thing. Whenever I look at cursive writing it's indecipherable. It being included in school curriculums really feels like someone went "no I'm good at writing! Cursive writing is good! Children need to learn it, in fact." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 17 points 7 months ago (6 children) Do you mean that you can't read it at all? It's really close to lettering, it's just got swoopies attached to most letters. There are only around 4 that you have to know how they're different, but the rest are super similar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] SolarBoy@slrpnk.net [S] 17 points 7 months ago (1 child) This is definitely dependent on the person writing. Some cursive is illegible, others is totally fine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] klymilark@herbicide.fallcounty.omg.lol 16 points 7 months ago (1 child) I mean, some non-cursive is totally illegible. My print is pretty bad, but my cursive is fine permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SolarBoy@slrpnk.net [S] 5 points 7 months ago That's true. I learned cursive first, but never really properly. Then learned print instead. Now my writing is a mashup of cursive and print, with the same letter in a single sentence sometimes using different writing styles. Great! permalink fedilink source parent [–] foofiepie@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago Swoopies. ❤️ permalink fedilink source parent [–] noodles@slrpnk.net 3 points 7 months ago There's a bunch of different systems that vary how close they are to standard print permalink fedilink source parent [–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 7 months ago F, R, and z permalink fedilink source parent [–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 2 points 7 months ago I've tried to read 19 century cursive journals and other historical documents. It's impossible, and I'm old enough to have learned it at school. There's a reason engineers and technical disciplines used block/print letters. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 7 months ago Capital letters: permalink fedilink source parent [–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 6 points 7 months ago At this point it's actually kind of useful as a mild coded writing that excludes idiots. permalink fedilink source parent [–] homes@piefed.world 2 points 7 months ago My cursive is still excellent permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 16 points 7 months ago (2 children) This is such a good thing. Whenever I look at cursive writing it's indecipherable. It being included in school curriculums really feels like someone went "no I'm good at writing! Cursive writing is good! Children need to learn it, in fact." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 17 points 7 months ago (6 children) Do you mean that you can't read it at all? It's really close to lettering, it's just got swoopies attached to most letters. There are only around 4 that you have to know how they're different, but the rest are super similar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] SolarBoy@slrpnk.net [S] 17 points 7 months ago (1 child) This is definitely dependent on the person writing. Some cursive is illegible, others is totally fine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] klymilark@herbicide.fallcounty.omg.lol 16 points 7 months ago (1 child) I mean, some non-cursive is totally illegible. My print is pretty bad, but my cursive is fine permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SolarBoy@slrpnk.net [S] 5 points 7 months ago That's true. I learned cursive first, but never really properly. Then learned print instead. Now my writing is a mashup of cursive and print, with the same letter in a single sentence sometimes using different writing styles. Great! permalink fedilink source parent [–] foofiepie@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago Swoopies. ❤️ permalink fedilink source parent [–] noodles@slrpnk.net 3 points 7 months ago There's a bunch of different systems that vary how close they are to standard print permalink fedilink source parent [–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 7 months ago F, R, and z permalink fedilink source parent [–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 2 points 7 months ago I've tried to read 19 century cursive journals and other historical documents. It's impossible, and I'm old enough to have learned it at school. There's a reason engineers and technical disciplines used block/print letters. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 7 months ago Capital letters: permalink fedilink source parent [–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 6 points 7 months ago At this point it's actually kind of useful as a mild coded writing that excludes idiots. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 17 points 7 months ago (6 children) Do you mean that you can't read it at all? It's really close to lettering, it's just got swoopies attached to most letters. There are only around 4 that you have to know how they're different, but the rest are super similar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] SolarBoy@slrpnk.net [S] 17 points 7 months ago (1 child) This is definitely dependent on the person writing. Some cursive is illegible, others is totally fine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] klymilark@herbicide.fallcounty.omg.lol 16 points 7 months ago (1 child) I mean, some non-cursive is totally illegible. My print is pretty bad, but my cursive is fine permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SolarBoy@slrpnk.net [S] 5 points 7 months ago That's true. I learned cursive first, but never really properly. Then learned print instead. Now my writing is a mashup of cursive and print, with the same letter in a single sentence sometimes using different writing styles. Great! permalink fedilink source parent [–] foofiepie@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago Swoopies. ❤️ permalink fedilink source parent [–] noodles@slrpnk.net 3 points 7 months ago There's a bunch of different systems that vary how close they are to standard print permalink fedilink source parent [–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 7 months ago F, R, and z permalink fedilink source parent [–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 2 points 7 months ago I've tried to read 19 century cursive journals and other historical documents. It's impossible, and I'm old enough to have learned it at school. There's a reason engineers and technical disciplines used block/print letters. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 7 months ago Capital letters: permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SolarBoy@slrpnk.net [S] 17 points 7 months ago (1 child) This is definitely dependent on the person writing. Some cursive is illegible, others is totally fine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] klymilark@herbicide.fallcounty.omg.lol 16 points 7 months ago (1 child) I mean, some non-cursive is totally illegible. My print is pretty bad, but my cursive is fine permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SolarBoy@slrpnk.net [S] 5 points 7 months ago That's true. I learned cursive first, but never really properly. Then learned print instead. Now my writing is a mashup of cursive and print, with the same letter in a single sentence sometimes using different writing styles. Great! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] klymilark@herbicide.fallcounty.omg.lol 16 points 7 months ago (1 child) I mean, some non-cursive is totally illegible. My print is pretty bad, but my cursive is fine permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SolarBoy@slrpnk.net [S] 5 points 7 months ago That's true. I learned cursive first, but never really properly. Then learned print instead. Now my writing is a mashup of cursive and print, with the same letter in a single sentence sometimes using different writing styles. Great! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SolarBoy@slrpnk.net [S] 5 points 7 months ago That's true. I learned cursive first, but never really properly. Then learned print instead. Now my writing is a mashup of cursive and print, with the same letter in a single sentence sometimes using different writing styles. Great! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] noodles@slrpnk.net 3 points 7 months ago There's a bunch of different systems that vary how close they are to standard print permalink fedilink source parent
[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 2 points 7 months ago I've tried to read 19 century cursive journals and other historical documents. It's impossible, and I'm old enough to have learned it at school. There's a reason engineers and technical disciplines used block/print letters. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 6 points 7 months ago At this point it's actually kind of useful as a mild coded writing that excludes idiots. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] homes@piefed.world 2 points 7 months ago My cursive is still excellent permalink fedilink source parent