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What Is Killing Cursive? Ballpoints. Probably. (hackaday.com)
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This article over on Hack-A-Day seemed like it would appeal here. It discusses how the physical aspects of a cheap ballpoint pen are just less well suited to cursive writing as compared to a fountain pen. Enjoy!

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[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 year ago

how is handwriting more legible in cursive? It looks nothing like the letters we are used to in print