But I'm of the opinion that there's no such thing as a truly outdated and useless skill, so I'm not sure I have the capability to empathize with those people...

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

It's not useless.

It's just less useful that other things that should be taught in school. There is only so much time in a school year, and it shouldn't replace those more useful things in the curriculum.

[–] 4lan@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Yeah let's teach them about credit and healthcare

[–] 4lan@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

As a person who prefers analog clocks I disagree

What benefit does analog bring over digital other than nostalgia?
Once is objectively faster to read granularly, by the minute

[–] WalnutLum@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago

For the usability of the clock, likely nothing.

I did mention In another comment that there are a number of advantages a round clockface provides to the creation of the clock, however.

[–] Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I perceive remaining time much better with an analogue clock. It's also why I perceive time in fractions. I think it's the superior clock, and people should probably learn to fucking read one since they're everywhere.

I also think it's kind of insane that we're not at least learning how to read cursive in schools anymore. There are countless documents written in English that English speakers will not be able to properly decipher.

[–] Tryptaminev@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

To be fair i learnt cursive and i can still not decipher most of it, even my own writing (or rather especially my own writing)