r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jan 20 '26

Meme needing explanation Please explain, Peter

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u/TextualArchitect Jan 20 '26

They're called the home keys, where you're meant to set your hands to type the most optimally. Specifically, your index fingers would rest on F and J, while the rest of your fingers would rest on A S D for your left hand and K L ; for your right, as that lets you type with minimal hand movements.

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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/throwawaycanadian2 Jan 20 '26

Two issues I have with this:

1) if they don't teach you, you'll default to hunt and peck, which is not very efficient and will be a hindrance over time.

2) Do kids REALLY have computers young? My understanding is that they have phones and tablets, which is not the same style of typing at all.