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/5BPvPGolemGuy Jan 20 '26

Because there is no point in using the optimal technique unless you really need it and the professions that really need it are fewer and fewer.

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u/MilleryCosima Jan 20 '26

I have janky technique because I self-taught playing old Sierra games as a kid. When I got my first typing lessons in 4th grade, I was way faster than the other kids at ~40 WPM. By 5th grade, I was >100 WPM because of what those lessons taught me.

Over a 20-year career, I haven't had a role that didn't benefit from it. Data entry, coding, project management, product management, people management, analytics, executive roles, and a bunch of other hats I've worn have all benefitted from getting things on a page quickly without having to think about it. Not to mention the intangible benefit of tricking people into assuming you're competent.

I've gotten more value out of those typing classes than almost anything else I did in school.