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Software engineer and pen maker here, I concur that the two worlds are best kept separate.


I do, however, think that the communication allowed by modern technology is a truly remarkable and wonderful thing we have been given by software / data and its implementations. It is such a privelage to live in a time where I can discuss my pen passion with people from all over the globe - share knowledge, photos and kind words.


The archival of some knowledge is, in my opinion, best done digitally. Say you want to learn an ancient, foreign art or craft for which very little information exists in your own language, then technology can be a massive help and probably more useful than a book.


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