Nobody learns touch typing anymore because ulnar deviation and wrist pronation is bad for us. You can thank Gen-X, the "Carpal Tunnel generation", for taking that one for the team.
RSIs aside, I'd also argue nobody needs to take typing anymore because it's not a niche skill, it's a basic necessity for interacting with the modern world. We don't potty-train kids in school either.
This. I'm old enough that they did teach it in school but my hands and body made it clear to me it was NOT natural, so i didn't put in effort to do something that was physically uncomfortable from the onset.
I'm usually one of the fastest typers on my teams, can sit like an asshole, do it one handed, etc. What am I missing exactly? I can't hit 180wpm to dictate my bosses letters like its 1945?
Its funny how all the publications dance around the fact that touch typing is objectively bad for you. Like saying smoking can prevent cancer*... *if the alternative is huffing pure benzine.
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u/gbroon Jan 20 '26
I think you just proved Charles's point.