1. Tools are important. "Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe." 2. There are cheap and good fountain pens.

1. Tools are important. "Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe." 2. There are cheap and good fountain pens. There are disposable fountain pens. Fountain pens are not some premium product, they're just a different type of pen (like wooden pencil vs mechanical pencil). The main tradeoffs compared to ball point pens is that they write more smoothly and require less pressure (thus better for people with weak hands like children or elderly) but they can dry out if left uncapped or unused.