Edit: hahaha suckers. I baited you all into talking about pens. The troll was so obvious.

    • Radioactive Butthole@reddthat.com
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      6 hours ago

      I dunno, I bought three pens and four inks that the internet assured me was high quality and none of them are as smooth as my pilot G2 fine tip.

      Fountain pens are way cooler though.

      • Abnorc@lemm.ee
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        2 hours ago

        Maybe they’re not for you, IDK. I started with a Lamy safari and noodler’s ink, and it was pretty smooth. You do have to write a bit differently though.

        The pilot G2s are well known for being very good as well.

        I’m thinking of going back to nicer gel pens. Fountain pens are great when writing, but filling and cleaning is such a hassle. My favorite is probably the TWSBI VAC 700R since it holds so much ink, and it doesn’t need to be filled often at all.

      • Valmond@lemmy.world
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        3 hours ago

        Nothing is as smooth as a good fountain pen, you are not even supposed to push like you do with a ballpoint pen, just caress the paper…

    • Idontevenknowanymore@mander.xyz
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      17 hours ago

      Yup, $15 for a bottle of ink that’ll go for a long time. Plus you get to be smug. I got a jinhao 10 pen that’s pretty useful .