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I am trapped in a mechanical keyboard clickscape

I now communicate with a series of clicks

I'm typing this right now on a mechanical keyboard. I bought it years ago, when these clacky rectangles first started sporting rainbow lights. It has these Cherry MX Red switches, which feel okay, I guess. But since I've been working from home a lot, I want something that makes my fingers come alive. The hunt for a suitable rectangle has both proven fruitful, and fruitless. I have learned about different switch colours and keyboard sizes, which is great! Unfortunately, I am also trapped in an abyssal plane of clicking noises from which I'm unsure I'll ever escape.

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Ed Thorn: When Ed's not cracking thugs with bicycles in Yakuza, he's likely swinging a badminton racket in real life. Any genre goes, but he's very into shooters and likes a weighty gun, particularly if they have a chainsaw attached to them. Adores orange and mango squash, unsure about olives.
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