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Honestly, out of all the human activities that are being lost by the overextension of smartphones in all the corners of our lives, typewriters are not the ones
by mihaic 2y ago
Honestly, out of all the human activities that are being lost by the overextension of smartphones in all the corners of our lives, typewriters are not the ones I'll miss.
I know a lot of people like their feel (I do as well), but it must have been distracting as hell to be in an office with all that background noise. I agree with C. S. Lewis as well that writing on something that makes noise disturbs your natural writing rhythm.
- michaelcampbell 2y agoAnother downside of RTO.
- freosam 2y agoRostered Time Off? Rent To Own? (Sorry, not being a nob, just not sure of the abbreviation!)
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- seabass-labrax 2y agoReturn to Office, probably.
- freosam 2y agoOh yeah, that makes sense, thanks!
- glimshe 2y agoTypewriters are terrible. I had one as a kid and I don't miss them at all. Sure they are better than handwriting, but I'll never trade even a simple editor like Notepad for a typewriter... And I say that as someone who does plenty of fiction and nonfiction writing. This said, I see the tiny niche like the funeral homes mentioned in the article. I'd still prefer a printer, but if your job is filling out government forms printed elsewhere, I can see the cost savings.
- Molitor5901 2y agoI got into a typewriting phase and it is something neat to use for making an impression on the recipient of a letter, for example, but nothing beats computers.