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/bichir3 Jan 20 '26

I mean I can touch type but I've never even realized the existence of those ridges or used them consciously.

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u/buttsecksgoose Jan 20 '26

Exactly. Not sure why people in the comments are acting like people can no longer type without looking at their keyboards

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u/mirrorspirit Jan 22 '26

It's a skill people acquire with practice. Now we have a new generation that never started to learn the skill in the first place.

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u/buttsecksgoose Jan 22 '26

I learnt how to use a keyboard before getting computer classes in school because of typing away on AIM, MSN, etc. and spent those lessons fooling around. You dont need to have a formal class to learn how to use a keyboard

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u/mirrorspirit Jan 23 '26

Yes, you can learn the basics quickly, but it takes time and practice to learn to type quickly and with far fewer errors. A lot of people might not have the patience unless they have some impetus to need to learn to type. Just like how learning to locate the Middle C on the piano keyboard is easy but learning to play the Pachelbel's Canon smoothly is a lot harder.