Badass Britt :mastodon_lgbt: on Nostr: I had an intriguing realization the other day. Context: I’m a returning University ...

I had an intriguing realization the other day.

Context: I’m a returning University student who is nearly 40. Digital everything is overwhelming for me even though I love tech for other things in my life outside of studying/learning.

Ok, so. I find that I prefer to hand write my notes. It helps slow things down. It provides a drawing board to connect my ideas. I struggle to understand the purpose of tech that converts handwriting to text. Just type it, then?

Then, I realized that younger people were not taught to write in the same way people my age and older were. It was our main input, our main source of distilling information. Most younger people have had screens and computers around them (digital text) since they were born. Therefore, converting anything they write by hand to digital format likely feels natural for them.

Just an interesting observation I had. Likely fueled by my rigid autistic thinking. Your thoughts are welcome.