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> I refuse to believe there are adults out there where things like using a pen to write and mailing a letter are alien concepts that need to be learned.

Some adults were born in 2007

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bigstrat2003 a day ago | parent | next [-]

Anyone, even someone born in 2007, should know how to use pen and paper. This is a basic component of being an educated person, not knowing how to do that is as shocking as being illiterate.

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petesergeant 14 hours ago | parent [-]

Sure. But why are they mailing letters? I remember being 18 myself (a looong time ago), and having a helpful adult shocked that nobody had ever taught me how to write a check. I think I've written a total of 8 in my whole life now?

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Symbiote 9 hours ago | parent [-]

If a British 12 year old today were to need to write a cheque, I'd expect they would need to look up or be told how it's done.

I wouldn't expect them to need to buy a pen first, or to need several attempts to write 10 words nearly.

	▲	adastra22 40 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		You messed up typing nearly though.

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xmprt a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Younger than Gmail, YouTube, and the iPhone.

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layer8 a day ago | parent [-]

The iPhone is not yet 18.

	▲	adastra22 40 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		By only two months.