My daughter never learned “keyboarding” in school. The school district we lived in back then simply didn’t teach it. I no longer have school-age children and I now live in a different state. I know the administrator of the local school district here, though, and I recently asked her if “keyboarding” was taught here. She said that they discontinued it a couple of years ago. When I asked her why she replied that with the prevalence of smart phones it is no longer necessary. That made me cringe. But hearing from you, Sonny, that it is still taught in at least some school districts was very uplifting. Thank you.

You made some wonderful and very valid points which I am in general agreement with. If I overestimated or underestimated anything it was simply for effect and had nothing whatsoever to do with statistics or facts. There is good and bad to everything and to bring awareness to one aspect it often helps to shine light on its opposite. This can help keep us from getting stuck in seeing only one aspect of a duality and can help provide a broader ‘wholeness’ of understanding.

And I agree that there are many more writers and readers today than ever before. I was talking about the quality of what was being written and read. The singular focus on quantity over quality that so permeates the internet (and the rest of our lives) leads me to divert my focus towards quality. This is because of my ego’s intractable need to be different from others. This mental problem developed in early childhood and was reinforced throughout my life but I will spare everyone the gory details.