The dvorak-keyboards and the like, what kind of a contrarian

>>61081402
Thanks for the advice.

>>61081402
Cool, after all that typing on QWERTY be sure to soak your hands in some ice water.

I used to use dvorak for a while knowing completely that studies consistently indicate that the advantages to dvorak are negligible. The thing that stopped me was mostly keybinds. Well, emacs, specifically. And window managers. Obviously you can remap keybinds pretty easily for both cases, but it's a lot of work, and remapping everything on every computer gets fatiguing. Thus, I use the standard qwerty configuration.

What gravitated me towards dvorak wasn't the fact that it was more efficient. I assure you, I have and never had any illusions about dvorak or any other bullshit keyboard optimizations. What was appealing to me was the learning curve of dvorak.

I guess you could say I'm the kind of autist who studies conlangs, on top of actual, real languages. I'm fluent in Esperanto, at least. Sort of. I can hold my own in Lojban, although don't actually quote me on that.

What I mean to say is that I think learning how to use a different keyboard configuration is, in a minor way, a fun and entertaining thing to do. As a kid, I bought some international keyboards and practised learning writing in French that way. I never really figured out French, honestly, but I loved the experience, so that's where I'm coming from. It's like an easier and more practical compromise from learning ASL. I just love the visceral experience of it.

The way it subverts your muscle memory, forcing you to be cognizant of every key you're pressing, even though, intuitively, unconsciously, you think that you're more in control than you actually are I just loved.

I remember, one time, in college, while using dvorak, I was typing on one of the qwerty keyboards in my school library, and my hands just went numb. Like, it felt as though they were filled with concrete. It felt amazing. Like a really good workout. Something about that is just so sublime.

I like Colemak.

>>61084103
I would love to be your friend, you sound like my kind of guy.

>>61081402
>you need to be a contrarian to deviate from the norm
normalfaggots, everyone