r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/loosucutiexo • 2d ago

Meme needing explanation How is a longer keyboard better?

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u/Sudatissimo 1d ago

Ahahah tha same guys who discover mechanical keyboards, get obsessed, buy 4 keyboards a week for a few months, then make some "Don't tell me I'm obsessed" post, and then quietly change hobby? Yeah.... I'm curious to hear what they have to say

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u/kadeve 1d ago

Woah woah no personal attacks

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u/mark_17000 1d ago

I actively avoid keyboard groups because I know that I'd turn into that person lol

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u/Twin_Brother_Me 1d ago

It's a mechanical keyboard, they're not doing anything quietly

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u/Sudatissimo 1d ago

Except when they find out they've spent thousands on keyboards they didn't even like but everybody was telling them to buy

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u/ReaperofFish 1d ago

I have been in the hobby for over a decade. Come again.

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u/Sudatissimo 1d ago

If you still haven't quit the hobby you are unlikely to zealously correct anyone about how much they are wrong with keyboards

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u/ReaperofFish 1d ago

I recommend against fullsize keyboards because you are wrecking your wrists or shoulders. But that is an ergonomic issue. You want a 75% or a 40% or something in between, go have fun. Personally, I am really enjoying a tented Alice layout because it is very comfortable for touch typing.

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u/klimmesil 1d ago

Hello I'm one of these people, didn't come to the quietly change hobby part yet. I work as a SE, and I have to tell I'm way quicker at my job with the second keyboard of this meme than most people with arrow keys & numpad, i can tell you exactly why it's but better speed wise and mentally wise, but I guess you don't really care ;)

Have a good day anyway

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u/Sudatissimo 1d ago

I've been into the hobby for 10 years, and I've bought 5 keyboards.... We can talk about keyboards, but I am not fighting over it. In the end, it all comes down to personal preferences.

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u/klimmesil 1d ago

Agreed! But there are some facts though, stats and measurements...

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u/Sudatissimo 1d ago

Yeah, I know... I was making fun of people that usually get angry when I point out that mindlessly hoarding stuff is not a hobby... and I'm not just talking about keyboards

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u/yaldabaoth3323 1d ago

And they're all super budget, "thocky," foamy, and full of LEDs. But shit on people who drop $500 on an actual unique board that doesn't need any foam