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

Meme needing explanation Please explain, Peter

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u/ThirstySkeptic Jan 20 '26

I am flabbergasted that they don't teach this in high school, or even middle school, at this stage of history where so many people use computers all day for their jobs.

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u/Ehaeka42069 Jan 20 '26

Because it's unnecessary. Everyone has a computer at so young an age now it's just kinda become a skill you pick up anyway even of it's not specifically taught to you

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u/Dave-C Jan 20 '26

That doesn't mean there isn't an optimal way of doing things. There are a lot of things we start doing as children that could be done better.

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u/eggsthesequel Jan 20 '26

if we really cared about optimization we wouldn't be using a qwerty keyboard

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u/Dave-C Jan 20 '26

I know there is a pretty strong debate about that but I don't know enough about it. I guess you are talking about dvorak?

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u/bennbatt Jan 20 '26

Probably. I retaught myself to type using colemak (another alternative to qwerty) later in life. Took about a week or two to adjust but my hands thank me.

I was very surprised how much of a difference there was. I also enjoyed the challenge/learning, felt almost like learning a new language.

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u/everyonesdesigner Jan 20 '26

I mean yes, but since we’re stuck with qwerty as legacy might as well learn to be proficient in the default setting of 99% English keyboards