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How many Lemmy users are non-technical background? (programming.dev)

submitted 1 year ago by techconsulnerd@programming.dev to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I think most all of us here on Lemmy are people with technical background. Most of my professional contacts remained using Reddit, Twitter and even excited when Threads launched.

If you are non-tech background, please comment and share what you do for life.

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[–] MonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I find it impossible to avoid them. I write a lot, and I write using cursive and typing.

I avoid programming and doing sysadmin tasks. I avoid reading about this new programming language and that new framework.

Otherwise I have become simple luser.

[–] And009@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Cursive is something the next gen might only hear about or learn in art/typography school. Gonna be a thing of the old.

My dad's graduation certificate has the most beautiful cursive writing I've even seen whereas mine simply has a fancy print job.

[–] MonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yeah, but i have found that I write differently if I am handwriting than when I type. So I think that it might stick around for that. And honestly I wrote cursive like a second grader for most of my life. I began practicing cursive for something cheap to do.

And like how learning some other musician's song on guitar ... a writer's cheat is writing out the works of authors one admires is a great habit to allow influence. So don't be quick to let it slip. And working on my cursive got me to start doodling and drawing again even in my middle age.

[–] And009@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago

I'm one of those artists who write like a doctor. It's on my bucket list to practice calligraphy. Probably would get around to that in my own middle age. Based on my research it helps sort out a lot of pathways in the brain too.