clicks and clutch
About a month ago I upgraded my keyboard.
Big deal, you’re thinking. A keyboard is a keyboard is a keyboard.
Turns out on my little research adventure into finding a more comfortable way to type thousands of words per day I stumbled upon and through a secret gateway into the world of mechanical keyboard subculture.
For me, investing in a great keyboard is like a chef investing in a sharp knife, an artist seeking out a quality brush, or a carpenter ensuring she can cleanly cut through wood with a quality saw.
For a big chunk of mechanical keyboard subculture, a great keyboard not only feels great under your fingers, but makes clickity clackity sounds when you type, has an infinite variety of configurable keys and switches, and dances with light and colour on your desk.
I really just bought it for the typing part, but it’s interesting to know that such subcultures exist and they have pushed through simple practicality and made us a world where high quality versions of basic tools exist and yet are still in reach of simple craftsfolk and work-a-day folks who can make use of them.