I don't recall any point in time where I had any interest in fountain pens. I was born well after the time of the fountain pen, and there weren't any relatives in my family that had any special attachments to fountain pens.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[+] -10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (9 children)

Because other people sleepwalk through their lives on easy mode, totally unskilled in anything. Creating nothing, inventing nothing, contributing nothing, learning nothing, understanding nothing. They expect to be catered to, waited on hand and foot by some corporate machine, and as soon as they experience any adversity they tap out.

That's why I write with a fountain pen. That's why I carry a balisong knife. That's why I drive stick shift. That's why I ride motorcycles. Because these things are harder than the alternative and require some modicum of dedication, and occasionally require you to think.

Plus they're neat, and anachronistic. Or possibly neat because they're anachronistic.

  • source
  • hideshow 9 child comments
  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    People think im crazy because i use wired headphones.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 3 child comments
  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (2 children)

    You mean the kind with negligible latency that always work? I'm right with you there.

    I use the typical Bluetooth ear beans for non-critical tasks like listening to audiobooks when I'm working out in the forge or mowing the lawn, or whatever. But for gaming, enjoyment of music I actually care about, etc. there is no substitute for my wired cans. Literally the only disadvantage is being tethered to something with the wire.

    I still rock a phone with a 3.5mm headphone jack and an SD card slot. I have, as you can imagine, some Views on that topic.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments