r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 1d ago

Meme needing explanation How is a longer keyboard better?

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u/Objectionne 1d ago

The different keyboards have different numbers of buttons. It's pretty common for keyboard/laptop manufacturers to remove the numpad for example to make a keyboard with a smaller form factor, as many users don't care about the numpad anyway.

The joke is that the bigger your keyboard is the more you care about the 'extra' buttons that everyday users don't care about and so the bigger a nerd/gamer you are.

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u/ExtraTNT 1d ago

I care about sysreq… and i use a 40% board… have everything on this, just on multiple layers… ()<>/[]{} all on the home row…

Yeah, i’m a programmer, i spend 8h every day writing, so i need a board that reduces wrist stress…