It mostly seems like they suck for us lefties and the articles about how to use them are just attempts to sell more fountain pens to lefties. The main point of superiority for fountain pens is if you are the person selling fountain pens.
A lot of ballpoints absolutely suck for lefties too, but you can get good ballpoints that work perfect for left handed writing for 30x-100x less than the fountain pens in the article. And not have to jump through hoops or go through any hassle to get them to work.
A lot of ballpoints absolutely suck for lefties too, but you can get good ballpoints that work perfect for left handed writing for 30x-100x less than the fountain pens in the article. And not have to jump through hoops or go through any hassle to get them to work.