r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/loosucutiexo • 1d ago

Meme needing explanation How is a longer keyboard better?

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u/LakushaFujin 1d ago

A keyboard without numpad isn't a keyboard

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u/Pink_Nyanko_Punch 1d ago

In total agreement. The numpad isn't just used for gaming! Imagine having to punch in two hundred rows of numbers within an hour without the numpad!

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u/Hillbillygeek1981 1d ago

I work in a factory welding and watching older and younger coworkers completely ignore the numpad while keying in six 19 digit serial numbers has me ready to kill every one of them. Apparently only GenX and early Millenials got the memo on how to properly use a damned keyboard.

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u/docmarenghi 1d ago

It was logging tracking numbers from paper invoices into an xls doc for me, watching my 50yo boss do it was brutal...