this post was submitted on 07 Nov 2025
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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.
It’s the thing that sounds more useful until you actually get to use it
After one try you realize it's not useful for writing but a great distraction from the actual things you need to do.
Also, 20x the price of the original item.
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.