On keeping fountain pens alive:

https://www.sbrebrown.com/2024/03/on-keeping-fountain-pens-alive/

(If a person does even a moderate amount of writing by hand I think they're better. A greater range of grip sizes and weight/designs. Less felling like a person has been hard pinching a twig after half an hour's scribbling. Smooth, seamless, writing. Coupled with a permanent or semi permanent ink, I'm fond of Platinum Blue-Black and Platinum Carbon Black, they're nearly as 'idiot spilling a mug of tea' proof as ballpoints. But beautiful inks are available and a variety of line widths. The minor maintenance with a good ink and good pen is trivial compared to the pluses. And - it's not disposable, which I think is aspirationally a good thing.)