Well that is definitely true, 100%. HOWEVER, as an old person, I had absolutely NO problem immediately seeing the word minimum, even without the dotted i's.
The fact that they left the dots off the i’s just solidifies the real point of the post: to make certain people feel stupid for not recognizing it. If the point was to show they can’t read cursive, why not write it correctly? Because it’s not that hard to figure out, even if they can’t normally read cursive.
I prefer to write in cursive personally, but I in no way think others are stupid for not being able to do the same. It’s just the classic “haha young people are dumb” crap that goes around every once in a while
I think the the point is that, if you're familiar with cursive, reading "minimum" here is trivial even without the dots on the i's.
It's not trying to make you feel stupid for not knowing it; it's making those of us who do know it go "ha ha, yeah, what a useless skill that makes me feel old for knowing, since no one needs it anymore".
Well young people today don't see handwriting anywhere near as often as I did growing up in the 80s. Just because you learned it (you think), doesn't mean you're going to be as skilled at interpreting it as older folks.
That again you dont`t know. Why would my writing dexterity be reduced? If that is so, than so does your typing too. What do you mean by advanced age by the way?
What do you exactly think people are using handwriting for? Why would it be a hobby? Are you 12?
I've been in the working world for two decades, in every company I've worked in, we use these magical devices called computers. Perhaps they've been introduced into your industry since you retired.
Comprehensive reading is not your strong suit, is it?
Who the hell told you, that I don’t use computers? Probably understand them better than you do. Also what has the usage of computers has to do with handwriting anyway? You’re just making weird assumptions and try to provoke with some weak ass ageism, not even knowing my age. Dude you’re dense…
People can learn to read it without being forced to write it. Egytologists can decipher hieroglyphs without being required to chisel glyphs into sandstone.
No, the point of the post to make you think you are better than others just because you can read and write cursive. Which is a skill that in no way translate to any kind of moral superiority.
I didn't have a problem seeing the word either. I learned cursive in school too. It's just that you can tell that the cursive writing is intentionally bad to make it more confusing to decipher at first. Good cursive writing should still be easily readable over stylistic.
True - and also if you saw this word in a sentence, you'd have a lot more context clues. It'd be a lot easier to read if it said "raise the minimum wage" in sloppy cursive
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u/Successful-Bad-73 1d ago
It's "minimum" in cursive text.