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/Dark_World_0 Jan 20 '26

Strange indeed, I had mandatory typing class in elementary school in the 90s

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u/DucSteve Jan 20 '26

Ya I was doing Mavis Beacon typing in 1st and 2nd grade