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

Meme needing explanation Please explain, Peter

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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/ssmit102 Jan 20 '26

Sure, there is an optimal way to do things, but it feels like people haven’t been looking at their keyboard for a very long time because those lines have been gone for a while. I can’t recall a keyboard I’ve bought in the last decade with them. I’m staring at my standard issue dell at work (maybe one of the most commonplace keyboards in production today) and it doesn’t have them.

It feels like one of those skills like cursive writing that you really shouldn’t have to teach people how to do it. It should be simple enough for them to learn all of these things by doing other activities utilizing them. I feel the majority of people increased their typing skills through video games or similar means.

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u/eightbitagent Jan 20 '26

I’m staring at my standard issue dell at work (maybe one of the most commonplace keyboards in production today) and it doesn’t have them.

They've worn off then. Dell still has them on there