[WCSTombs]

I think you're completely missing the point. The "messy" notebook isn't supposed to have any aesthetic value or qualities, it's just a tool for the user to record stuff in the moment. It also has nothing to do having a messy phase in life. It literally is just there for you to write stuff down whenever you need or want to.

[sublinear]

Unless you live off the grid, paper notebooks are not purely functional. Neither is living off the grid for that matter. I'm not saying there aren't huge benefits to those things, but they aren't strictly necessary.

People find aesthetic value in keeping a neat notebook. It's been a social media trend for many years now. It has to be the majority of jetpens.com customers.

Why wouldn't a messy notebook be similar?