Handwriting becomes a hobby in the digital age

For the professor of Linguistics at the State University of Campinas (Unicamp) Marcelo Buzato, writing is a sociocultural practice, which remains, although it is constantly changing. “In the 1920s and 1930s, children were not allowed to hold pencils because they were sharp, parents were afraid. (Today) many of the writing functions that were tied to cursive writing have lost value and are being replaced. At the same time, people use writing with other functions”, he analyzes.