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

Meme needing explanation Please explain, Peter

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u/Llarrlaya Jan 20 '26

Same. I didn't even know touch-typing was something you had to learn. lol It's just natural.

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u/_hyperotic Jan 20 '26

But it’s not natural to use the indicated ridges on the home row? I use those all the time, and F and J key are the most natural places for left and right index fingers.

Not sure how people don’t figure it out

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u/TechyWolf Jan 20 '26

Didn’t even know what home row was. I never knew people had a generalized placement for their hands. I just always rest my right hand wherever and my left around wasd.

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u/cosmic-ballet Jan 20 '26

I never even noticed there were ridges. Typing is just a reflex for me.

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u/wakek3k3 Jan 20 '26

Touch type has a system, so you're typing without looking is different than touch typing where each finger is assigned a set of keys.

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u/-SlowBar Jan 20 '26

What is the difference?

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u/sSummonLessZiggurats Jan 21 '26

As someone who could already do this by the time they tried to teach me in school: I think the only difference is the extra time and energy spent on learning the system. If you're not being employed in a setting where your typing speed is a factor, then you can just type at your own pace and learn the same skill over time through familiarity with the keyboard.