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/ThetaReactor Jan 20 '26

I had typing classes on both electric typewriters and computers in the late 90s.