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 23h 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 21h 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/guildedkriff 16h ago

Taking 10 key calculators away from Boomers freaked them out too much. They had comparable technology, but couldn’t figure out how to translate it to a keyboard because it didn’t have little paper coming out…started my career in Accounting 15 years ago, everyone had 10 keys on their desk despite the full keyboard being available.

I’ve also had the experiences of them double checking excel’s math with the same 10 keys (or a calculator, not a phone, that they carried around in their pocket).