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the overwhelming preference for mechanical keyboards in hobbyist communities is so confusing to me! Chiclet keyboards seem so clearly superior, I don't understand. Feels like going to get ice cream and finding 99% of all ice cream in existence is blueberry flavored. why???

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Liminal Warmth

@liminal_warmth

Nov 30, 2022

I recognize I'm being an elitist nerd about this but it's surprisingly annoying to switch back to a regular keyboard after using a mechanical keyboard for a while The quality difference in typing satisfaction is palpable

8:12 AM · Dec 1, 2022

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how do you establish dominance in your immediate circle without that KLIK KLAK?

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if you're going to destroy someone you don't want them to hear you coming

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My favorite keyboards are on Thinkpads and my mechanical, though I'd prefer it being less clacky (but hard to find backlit hebrew mechanical keyboards as it is)

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not to mention the terrible noise mech keyboards produce. Each time I happen to have a colleague with one sitting next to me, I have an urge to kill.

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IMO chicklets kinda suck too but the standard membrane keyboards are just fine.

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I think a lot of people just fantasize about being in a hacker movie from 20 years ago.

Lizard Pꙮpe's secꙮnd-in-cꙮmmand

@papayathreesome

Dec 1, 2022

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@Aella_Girl

my theory ever since i tried mech keyboard is key resistance is the answer to their popularity it works as a kinda physical "feedback" of work when you type and programmers mostly working on digital things one can't touch crave physical output.

Acheronix (WAGMI arc)

@acheronix

Dec 1, 2022

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@Aella_Girl

it makes me feel competent to sound like a cool hacker guy from my favorite movie

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Not all mechanical keyboards are the same. Different switches have different force curves and activation points. The best* switches have a peak in the force curve right at the activation point so your finger knows when you've pressed the key. *subjectively.. ish

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they feel better! chicklet and similar keyboards don't have much space for key movement so you have to be very precise with how much you press the key, or you will bottom out which tends to be unpleasant - like pushing your fingers into the table itself.