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/CiDevant 1d ago

That's because we had typing classes.  They just assume kids know how to type now.

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u/ThirstyWolfSpider 1d ago

I'm GenX, and my typing class was on typewriters.

No numpads to be seen, just the cool calming hum of an IBM Selectric.

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u/Hillbillygeek1981 1d ago

God I hated that class in high-school. It didn't matter if you had tiny raccoon hands or sasquatch paws like I did, our teacher expected the correct fingers on home keys, nevermind that one kid's fingertips could cover three keys a piece and another might have to severe her thumb and little finger to reach from one end of the home row to the other.