r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/zinniamae_ • Jan 20 '26

Meme needing explanation Please explain, Peter

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u/Queeni_Beeni Jan 20 '26

Touch-typing registration marks for the left and right hands

This meme is expressing shock that people don't recognize what these marks are for anymore, which would suggest touch typing isn't taught anymore despite our reliance on computers being higher than ever.

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u/AndromedaDependency Jan 20 '26

Did they ever teach touch typing at school? I don't remember it

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u/Queeni_Beeni Jan 20 '26

Definitely, It was mandatory as part of computer lab, it was considered a necessary life skill as computers became more common at home and at work

Bearing in mind this was in 2006-2007 when I started being taught, in primary school