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GretaTheJetta t1_j5t8ls2 wrote

I’m becoming like this and I don’t understand why.

Why have I become obsessed with mechanical keyboards?

I mean,, it’s a keyboard… what is happening to me?

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gharmonica t1_j5truuh wrote

They make funny sound when press

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wreckedcarzz t1_j5wazc6 wrote

Just chuckled far too loud while on the can.

Click clacc

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Dblzyx t1_j5xu8yc wrote

I'm not a doctor, but might I recommend you stop eating the keycaps. Your poop should not sound like that.

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wreckedcarzz t1_j5y8u70 wrote

I dunno, my farts have been so much more covert since I switched to cherry red silents. My ass is like a stealth bomber now!

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ta1destra t1_j68g582 wrote

I remember the old keyboards. They went click clack too. Then we had the silent era. And now the noises are back!

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bodypertain t1_j5u35a1 wrote

What satisfying tactile and aural feedback does to a mf

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Ex-VOB t1_j5ujvg3 wrote

Specializing in subjects is how humans have conquered the planet. As we continue to evolve and require less competition to survive, we have to actively control our impulses. Self-control is a critical life skill for mental health.

It's absolutely okay to enjoy something like mechanical keyboards, but it's not okay to have it interrupt the rest of your life. When people say they are obsessed, I like to rephrase it (when applicable) as chronically obsessed when it is negatively impacting their other priorities in life.

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GretaTheJetta t1_j5uk5bh wrote

A well thought out and appropriate answer.

One that answers a wealth of other, not necessarily contextual, questions.

👏

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fairlyhurtfoyer t1_j5w8thn wrote

> When people say they are obsessed, I like to rephrase it (when applicable) as chronically obsessed when it is negatively impacting their other priorities in life.

There's already a word for that: addiction.

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Sp6rda t1_j63t6ou wrote

I think the term you're looking for is addiction

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Blaster2PP t1_j5wyd3e wrote

In my defense, I ended up typing a 7.8k short story for my science fiction and fantasy class in school, and the week prior, I turned in multiple 4-page reports for urban ecology that I procrastinate the hell out of last semester.

I broke my ass typing those days, and having a good keyboard made it much less insufferable. As a student who regularly does quite a lot of typing and spent at least 20% of his life on a computer, I would rather not compromise my comfortability in that regard.

Then again, it might be all copium on my end since if ergonomic was so important, I won't be sitting in a $5 Walmart chair.

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ZulkarnaenRafif t1_j5w9mrn wrote

They make me money.

With or without selling them. The former by selling to someone else obsessed enough and the latter by selling my time and skill in writing things.

Except in this case, it'd be more reasonable for me to upgrade the PC if I needed rendering work because that would be a much higher return on investment.

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metalbedhead t1_j6h1by2 wrote

seriously; i have ADHD and tend to hyperfocus on things for a short while before getting bored so i am assuming that’s what’s occurring, to me at least

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0x126 t1_j6m46fv wrote

A fetish is a fetish - you clearly can tell me which sounds and feels the nicest when you push the buttons.

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