this post was submitted on 07 Nov 2025
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[–] uservoid1@lemmy.world 129 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Those pens had about one working head, one that half worked and the rest dry from the beginning, you spent most of the time just playing with the springs. This seems like a good analogy for current AI usage.

[–] magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 41 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It’s the thing that sounds more useful until you actually get to use it

[–] uservoid1@lemmy.world 33 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

After one try you realize it's not useful for writing but a great distraction from the actual things you need to do.

[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Also, 20x the price of the original item.

[–] frunch@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago

Not to mention the way it fits in the hand. I have to alter my grip to accommodate the super-pen and it will affect my penmanship, not to mention cause fatigue in my writing hand sooner than normal.