system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Why do we use a different letter "a" when typing as opposed to when writing?
gpt
Cursive was invented because back in the day, people used ink quills. Cursive's function was to minimize the amount of times you had to raise your quill (so you could write in continuous strokes) because of ink dropping on paper.

Actual fonts on typewriters were designed so they would be more legible at quick glances.