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		pbj1968 on Feb 10, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Lessons from a fountain pen addict This more or less sums up my experience. There’s a reason the market moved on. Not everything is a disposable razor conspiracy.

alberto180 on Feb 10, 2024 [–]

The market didn't move on. Montblanc, Lamy and Pelikan make good money each year with Fountain Pens. If you have to write an Examen in university you would also prefer a fountain pen, because Stuff written with Biros looks like Shit as opposed to Gel Pens or Fountain Pens. And yes the looks also matter there

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